| Deposit ID | 10102334 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K002524 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ogle Kaolin Mine, Upper |
| Related records | 10248596 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -83.48795, 35.4101 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | 1,250 FEET NORTH OF OGLE KNOB |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Swain(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Bryson City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Swain |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Feldspar | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Kaolin | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mpal Border Gneiss, Garnet-Muscovite Schist, Microcline Porphyroblasts In Medium-To Coarse-Grained Matrix Of Biotite, Quartz, & Feldspar;Granite Gneiss, Fine-To Coarse-Grained, Leucocratic To Mesocratic Gneiss, Ranging From Granitic To Granodioritic;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y.;Prec Mpal 1050-320 M.Y | ||||
| Rock description | Mpal Border Gneiss, Garnet-Muscovite Schist, Microcline Porphyroblasts In Medium-To Coarse-Grained Matrix Of Biotite, Quartz, & Feldspar;Granite Gneiss, Fine-To Coarse-Grained, Leucocratic To Mesocratic Gneiss, Ranging From Granitic To Granodioritic;Prec | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -83.48795, 35.4101 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Principal Zone Of Pegmatites Trends Northeast; Most Pegmatites Strike Northeast, But Some Strike Northwest. |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1925 |
| Year of first production | 1925 |
| Production years | PRE-1918 |
| District name | Bryson City Feldspar District |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Carolina Clay Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 48.77M |
| Overall width | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K002524 |
CAMERON, E.N., 1951, FELDSPAR DEPOSITS OF THE BRYSON CITY DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 62, 100 P
1951 OTHER CAMERON, E.N., N.C. BULL. 6
CAMERON, E.N., 1951, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 62
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: EARLY 1900'S |
| Deposit | NORTHEAST AND MIDDLE PARTS OF THE CUT ARE IN GRANITIC GNEISS; THE SOUTHWEST END IS IN GARNET-MUSCOVITE SCHIST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1974 | Hale, Robin C. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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