North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Wilt Young Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Kingsport Formation, Gray, Fine-Grained, Brecciated Dol
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1922, 1925-1926, 1937, 1942
First production1922
Identification
Deposit ID10025934
MRDS IDK001915
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.87537, -82.18291
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