Mine detail: Ben Mica Prospect

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Location

Lat / long: 36.04037, -82.13067

Resource(N)

Primary: Mica
Ore: Muscovite
Orebody form: LENSES

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1957

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Pegmatite Is Concordant (?) With Wallrock Structure
Alteration processes:Partly Weathered

References

MRDSK000832
DEP10025157
Reference{Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 44-4}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. G}{Production:: LESURE, F. G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577}
ReporterFagan, James M.