Location: | Mitchell County, North Carolina, United States, North America |
Lat / long: | 36.07315, -82.10317 |
dep_id: | 10025165 |
mrds_id: | K000840 |
Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
Major mineral: | Mica |
Operation type: | Unknown |
Production size: | Small ammount of material produced |
Development status: | Past Producer |
ore: | Muscovite |
orebody_fm: | BRANCHING, PINCH AND SWELL |
alteration: | Unweathered |
Reporter: | Fagan, James M. |
hrock_type: | Gneiss |
Structure: | Blue Ridge Thrust Sheet, Pegmatite Is Discordant |
tectonic: | Geosyncline |
prod_yrs: | 1942, 1954 |
References: |
- 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
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