Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formBRANCHING, PINCH AND SWELL
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructureBlue Ridge Thrust Sheet, Pegmatite Is Discordant
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
AlterationUnweathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1942, 1954
Identification
Deposit ID10025165
MRDS IDK000840
Alternate namesQueen Mine, Rock Creek
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.07315, -82.10317
References
LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 44-41968 COMPILE LESURE, F. GLESURE, F. G., 1968, USGS PROF PAPER 577