| Location: | Yancey County, North Carolina, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 35.8887, -82.27429 |
| dep_id: | 10025083 |
| mrds_id: | K000021 |
| Commodity type: | metallic and nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Mica, Feldspar |
| Trace mineral: | Tantalum, Beryllium, Uranium, Thorium, Niobium (Columbium), Quartz, Molybdenum |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Production occurred |
| Development status: | Past Producer |
| ore: | Feldspar, Mica, Quartz |
| gangue: | Molybdenite |
| other_matl: | Beryl |
| orebody_fm: | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
| Reporter: | Fagan, James M., Klein, T.L. |
| hrock_type: | Gneiss |
| Structure: | Discordant |
| Year first produced: | 1869 |
| References: |
- Deposit:: PRATT, J.H., 1916, ZIRCON, MONAZITE AND OTHER MINERALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LIGHTING APPARATUS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 25, 120 P.
- Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 74-75
- Deposit:: 1916 COMPILE PRATT, N.C. GEOL AND ECON SURVEY
- Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G.
- Deposit:: DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION REPORT.
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