Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueApatite, Garnet, Pyrite, Vermiculite
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered (10 Feet)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942, 1953-1954
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10025927
MRDS IDK001907
Alternate namesBennett Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.8762, -82.19429
References
LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.121968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G., REPORLESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577