North Carolina · Mitchell County
Past Producer

Field Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
FeldsparMica
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Mica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Muscovite
GangueTorbernite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10025988
MRDS IDK001985
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.88259, -82.14457
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