North Carolina · Mitchell County
Past Producer

Buckeye Mica Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSES, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueSericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureConcordant Pegmatite Lenses In Zone Of Dragfolded Gneiss
AlterationUnweathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1911, 1942, 1954-1956
Identification
Deposit ID10025161
MRDS IDK000836
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.00259, -82.1104
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. GUSGS PROF. PAPER 577