North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Whiteface Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockSchist
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered (20 Feet)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942, 1954
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10025953
MRDS IDK001940
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.85731, -82.18068
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