Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationUnweathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1936-1938
First production1936
Identification
Deposit ID10025991
MRDS IDK001989
Alternate namesWaycaster Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.87481, -82.13402
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