Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueThulite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Disconcordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1870-1880, 1941-1943
First production1870
Identification
Deposit ID10025984
MRDS IDK001980
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.85648, -82.16402
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