North Carolina · Mitchell County
Past Producer

Abe Buchanan Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
Mica
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Commodities
PrimaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsMica
GangueBiotite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
StructurePegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1942
Identification
Deposit ID10102365
MRDS IDK003600
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.0462, -82.07206
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.