North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Gaston Mcdowell Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueBeryl, Garnet, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationUnweathered Weathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1940
First production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10025963
MRDS IDK001953
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.83565, -82.17346
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