North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Locust Ridge Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1890, 1935, 1938, 1945
First production1890
Identification
Deposit ID10102310
MRDS IDK001960
Alternate namesSid Critts Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.82121, -82.21041
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