Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Mica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockPegmatite
StructurePegmatite Is Disconcordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationBiotite Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1937-1939, 1942
First production1937
Identification
Deposit ID10025989
MRDS IDK001986
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.88342, -82.14013
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