| Lat / long: | 35.08233, -83.61739 |
| Primary: | Corundum |
| Secondary: | Vermiculite |
| Tertiary: | Olivine, Chromium, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium |
| Ore: | Chromite, Corundum, Olivine, Vermiculite |
| Gangue: | Chlorite, Serpentine |
| Orebody form: | LENSES |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Unknown |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Host rock: | Buck Creek Dunite Body |
| Host type: | Dunite |
| Associated rock: | Tallulah Falls Formation;Tallulah Falls Formation |
| Associated type: | Gneiss |
| Structure: | East Of Brevard Fault Zone |
| Tectonic: | Blue Ridge Province |
| Alteration processes: | Chloritization, Serpentinization |
| MRDS | K001888 |
| DEP | 10025911 |
| Reference | {Analytical Data:: LIPIN, 1984}{Deposit:: HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 41, P. 108-112.}{Deposit:: LARRABEE, D.M., AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 580, P. 326-327.}{Deposit:: LIPIN, B.R., 1984, CHROMITE FROM THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 284, P. 507-529.}{Deposit:: 1941 GEOLMAP TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR}{Production:: HUNTER, 1941} |
| Reporter | Fagan, James M., Peterson, Jocelyn A. |