North Carolina · Mitchell County
Past Producer

Silvers Ridge Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formTABULAR ()
Materials
Ore mineralsMuscovite
GangueThulite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production yearsPRE 1942
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10102317
MRDS IDK001993
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.8662, -82.14763
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