Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Mica
SecondaryTantalum, Niobium (Columbium)
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Muscovite
GangueAllanite, Apatite, Beryl, Chalcopyrite, Columbite, Covellite, Epidote, Garnet, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Thulite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationUnweathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1924 INT. TO 1962
First production1924
Identification
Deposit ID10026003
MRDS IDK002004
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.84731, -82.13874
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