Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSES, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GanguePyrite, Pyrrhotite, Spessartite, Thulite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Concordant With Wallrock Structure
AlterationBiotite Alteration; Saprolite (100 Ft.)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1870-1895, 1920, 1929-1930, 1939-1944, 1953-1959
Identification
Deposit ID10025198
MRDS IDK000878
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.02898, -82.07928
References
LESURE, F.G. 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.GU.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577