North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Whim Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant(?) With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942, 1943
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10025951
MRDS IDK001937
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.85787, -82.17763
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