North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Frogeye Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant(?) With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered (40 Feet)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1924-1926, 1931, 1936, 1943
First production1924
Identification
Deposit ID10025947
MRDS IDK001932
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.85926, -82.17791
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