North Carolina · Buncombe County
Occurrence

Burton Mica Prospect

Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
TertiaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Materials
Ore mineralsMica
Geology
Host rockPegmatite · Garnetiferous Muscovite & Muscovite-Biotite Schist
StructureNortheast Trending Brevard Fault Zone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026301
MRDS IDK003557
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.47816, -82.46764
References
LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, 124P.LEMMON, R.E., AND DUNN, D.E., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRUITLAND QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES GM, 202 - NW SCALE 1:24,000LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: USGS PROF. PAPER 5771968 GEOLMAP LESURE, F.G., 1968, REPT.1973 GEOLMAP N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES; MAP AND REPORTLEMMON, 1973, N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES