Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueGarnet, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered (40 Feet)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1885, 1936-1937, 1943
First production1885
Identification
Deposit ID10025935
MRDS IDK001916
Alternate namesJames Gouge Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.87453, -82.18402
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