North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Rob Deyton Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, PIPE
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueApatite, Biotite, Garnet
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1943-1944
First production1943
Identification
Deposit ID10102313
MRDS IDK001973
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.77454, -82.20846
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