Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueGarnet, Kyanite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationUnweathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1870-1875; 1896-1897; 1922; 1932 INTERMITTANT TO 1939; 1942-1945; 1952-1955
First production1870
Identification
Deposit ID10025977
MRDS IDK001971
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.77954, -82.20485
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