North Carolina · Avery County
Past Producer

Joe Mica Mine

Avery County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered (30 Ft)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1954
Identification
Deposit ID10026319
MRDS IDK003578
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.95565, -82.0554
References
LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, 124 P1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G. ; REPORLESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577.