Mine detail: Mossy Rocky Mica Mine

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Location: Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 36.03981, -82.09484
dep_id: 10025151
mrds_id: K000823
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mica, Feldspar
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Feldspar, Muscovite
gangue: Garnet, Pyrite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Weathered
ore_ctrl: Pegmatite Concordant With Wall Rock Structure
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_type: Gneiss
prod_yrs: 1890-1901, 1937
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:: USGS PROF. PAPER 577
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