Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueThulite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationUnweathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1931, 1943-1944
First production1931
Identification
Deposit ID10025961
MRDS IDK001951
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.84342, -82.17568
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