North Carolina · Avery County
Past Producer

Powdermill Roughs Mine

Avery County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Materials
GangueAllanite, Biotite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationUnweathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026323
MRDS IDK003584
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.05759, -82.04234
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.