Mine detail: Paul Mica Prospect

Previously called 'Sol Biddix Prospect'

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Location: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.03898, -82.13206
dep_id: 10025147
mrds_id: K000819
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mica
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Muscovite
orebody_fm: PINCH AND SWELL
work_type: Surface
alteration: Weathered
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_type: Gneiss
Structure: Pegmatite Is Partly Concordant With Wall Rock Structure
prod_yrs: 1942
References:
  • Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 48-4
  • Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G
  • Production:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577
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