Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueGarnet, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Disconcordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1943
First production1943
Identification
Deposit ID10102311
MRDS IDK001965
Alternate namesWooley Knob Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.80177, -82.22013
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