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Beryl Pegmatite Occurrence

Occurrence in Swain county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Beryllium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025164
MRDS ID K000839
Record type Site
Current site name Beryl Pegmatite Occurrence
Related records 10273382

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -83.5285, 35.37872 (WGS84)
Elevation 498
Relative position TAKE U. S. HIGHWAY 19 WEST FROM BRYSON CITY ABOUT 7.0 MILES TO BRIDGE OVER LITTLE TENNESSE RIVER AT MOUTH OF POLE BRIDGE BRANCH. WALK UNDER BRIDGE AND CONTINUE DOWN STREAM RIGHT BANK FOR ABOUT 0.6 MILE. PEGMATITE IN RIVER ABOUT 20 FEET FROM BANK. ACCESSIBLE ONLY WHEN FONTANA LAKE IS BELOW ELEVATION 16.05.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Swain(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Noland Creek(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Fontana Lake(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Little Tennessee(hydrologic unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Nantahala National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Croatan National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Swain

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT NEAR NORTH BANK OF RIVER BUT SUBMERGED TO DEPTH OF 75 FEET WHEN FONTANA RESEVOIR IS FULL.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Beryllium Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • BERYL PALEGREEN TO COLORLESS, SMALL CRYSTALS (UP TO ZINCH) N GROUPS OF CRYSTALS UP TO 8 INCHES. BERYL MAKES UP APPX 2% OF PEGMATITE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Beryl Ore
Muscovite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Great Smoky Group, Feldspathic Sandstone & Arkosic Conglomerate
    Rock description Great Smoky Group, Feldspathic Sandstone & Arkosic Conglomerate
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -83.5285, 35.37872
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Appears Comformable With Bedding Of Sediments.

Ore body information

  • General form POD/LENS
    Strike N 10 E
    Dip 70 SE
    Thickness 1.22M
    Length 10.67M
    Depth to bottom 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PEGMATITE NOT ZONED EXCEPT THAT MUSCOVITE MAY BE MORE ABUNDANT NEAR WALLS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1963
Discoverer Dan York, Route 2, Brison City, Nc

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Tennessee Valley Authority

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: LIMITED TONNAGE LESS THAN 3 TONS AND LOCATION IN RIVER DO NOT OCCURRENCE ATTRACTIVE COMMERCIALLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    CAMERON, E.N., 1951, FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE BRYSON CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL 62, 100P.

  • Deposit

    KEITH, ARTHUR, 1907, DESCRIPTION OF THE NATAHALA QUADRANGLE (NORTH CAROLINA-TENNESSEE): U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. ATLAS, FOLIO 143

  • Deposit

    1964 RECON LAURENCE, R. A., DISCOURAGING

  • Deposit

    1964 RECON T. V. A., DISCOURAGING

  • Deposit

    FILE MEMORANDUM: LAURENCE, R.A., 1964, MEMORANDUM TO KIILSGAARD DATED FEBRUARY 11, 1964: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. ^253 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, 1964, DAVIS TO MONEYMAKER FILE MEMORANDUM DATED FEBRUARY 7, 1964.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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