North Carolina · Mitchell County
Past Producer

Crabtree No. 1 Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
MicaFeldspar
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Commodities
PrimaryMica, Feldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Muscovite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Gradational With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1921 INT. TO 1944
First production1921
Identification
Deposit ID10026001
MRDS IDK002002
Alternate namesWildcat Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.85537, -82.14985
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