Commodities
SecondaryMica
TertiaryFeldspar
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlPegmatite
Geology
Host rockGabbro
Associated rockGabbro · Bakersville Hypersthene Metagabbro;Pegmatite
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1920
Identification
Deposit ID10026462
MRDS IDK005103
Alternate namesJ. M. Buckner
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.76954, -82.53764
References
LESURE, F. G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PROF. PAPER 577, 32 P.MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. C. PROF PAPER 57LESURE, 1968, U.S. GEOL. PROF. PAPER 577