North Carolina · Mitchell County
Past Producer

Dobie and Ross Buchanan Feldspar Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
FeldsparMica
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar
SecondaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR ()
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Muscovite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Concordant With Wall Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942
Identification
Deposit ID10025159
MRDS IDK000834
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.0362, -82.07651
References
LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 46-41968 COMPILE LESURE, F.GLESURE, F.G. 1968, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577