Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL, TABULAR, LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueApatite, Biotite, Garnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Concordant With Wallrock
AlterationWeathered
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1869, INT. TO 1942, 1952, 1958-1960 FIRST WORKED BY INDIANS.
Identification
Deposit ID10102251
MRDS IDK000873
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.01759, -82.10901
References
LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 46-41968 COMPILE LESURE, F.GLESURE, F.G., 1968, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577