Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueThulite
Geology
Host rockGranite
Associated rockPegmatite
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942, 1942-1943
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10026002
MRDS IDK002003
Alternate namesBear Rock, Murphy Falls Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.85176, -82.15263
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