| Lat / long: | 35.42566, -83.09544 |
| Primary: | Olivine |
| Tertiary: | Chromium, Talc-Soapstone, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium |
| Ore: | Chromite, Olivine, Talc |
| Orebody form: | LENS |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Unknown |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| Production years: | 1933 |
| First production started: | 1933 |
| Host rock: | Balsam Gap Dunite Body |
| Host type: | Dunite |
| Associated rock: | Tallulah Falls Formation;Tallulah Falls Formation |
| Associated type: | Gneiss |
| Structure: | East Of Brevard Fault Zone, Numerous Faults And Joints Creating Large Blocks |
| Tectonic: | Blue Ridge |
| Alteration processes: | Serpentinization |
| MRDS | K001892 |
| DEP | 10102296 |
| 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. 67-74.}{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. |