Commodities
PrimaryMica, Kaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsKaolin, Muscovite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1924-1926, 1933-1935
First production1924
Identification
Deposit ID10025959
MRDS IDK001948
Alternate namesWashout, Bland, Gibbs Clay Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.8462, -82.17846
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