North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Silvers Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationBiotite Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10025943
MRDS IDK001927
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.86453, -82.21513
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