Mine detail: Hawk Flat Mica Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.04259, -82.09262

Resource(N)

Primary:	Mica
Ore:	Muscovite
Gangue:	Vermiculite
Orebody form:	TABULAR ()

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	PRE-1942

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Structure:	Pegmatite Concordant With Wall Rock Structure
Alteration processes:	Weathered

References

MRDS	K000822
DEP	10025150
Reference	{Deposit:: LESURE, F.G. 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 46-4}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G}{Production:: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.