North Carolina · Mitchell County
Producer

Wiseman Mine

Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States
FeldsparNiobium (Columbium)TantalumMica
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Commodities
PrimaryFeldspar, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum, Mica
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsFeldspar, Mica
GangueQuartz
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10107760
MRDS IDD001888
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.93842, -82.07512
References
PARKER, F. M., III, 1953, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF A PART OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 65KESLER, T. L., AND OLSON, J. C., 1942, MUSCOVITE IN THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA, U. S. G. S. BULL. 936 - A