Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PINCH AND SWELL
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueEpidote
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Disconcordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered (60 Feet)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1890, 1933, 1937-1938, 1943-1944
First production1890
Identification
Deposit ID10102307
MRDS IDK001947
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.84815, -82.18235
References
LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.121968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G., REPORLESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577