Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Mica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formBRANCHING, TABULAR
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
AlterationWeathered (35 Ft.)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1906
Identification
Deposit ID10102361
MRDS IDK003587
Alternate namesBig Shaft Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.05648, -82.04373
References
LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, 124 P1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G. ; REPORLESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577.