North Carolina · Avery County
Past Producer

Aldridge Mica Mine

Avery County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With Wall Rock Structure
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942, 1942
Identification
Deposit ID10025183
MRDS IDK000858
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.00453, -82.02428
References
LESURE, F.G. 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 24-31968 COMPILE LESURE, F.GLESURE, F.G., 1968, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577.