North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Sleepy Hollow 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 Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880, 1930, 1943-1944
First production1880
Identification
Deposit ID10025950
MRDS IDK001936
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.8587, -82.17735
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