North Carolina · Mitchell County
Past Producer

Little Hawk Ridge Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, ELONGATE LENS
Materials
GangueGarnet, Pyrite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered (25 - 50 Ft)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1920
Identification
Deposit ID10026328
MRDS IDK003592
Alternate namesJohn
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.05315, -82.0704
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.