North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Sally Knob Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueGarnet, Thulite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1910, 1930-1931, 1936
First production1910
Identification
Deposit ID10025960
MRDS IDK001949
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.84731, -82.16513
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