Commodities
PrimaryCorundum
SecondaryFeldspar
TertiaryVermiculite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLINEAR
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Mica Gneiss;Hornblende Gneiss
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10078680
MRDS IDW027144
Alternate namesCollins Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.78287, -80.9212
References
GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1958 , COMPILED BY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCESLEWIS, J. V., 1896 , CORUNDUM AND THE BASIC MAGNESIAN ROCKS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 11 , TEXT 101 P., MINE TEXT P. 76MINE IN THE STATESVILLE WEST TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000