Mine detail: Biddix Spar Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 36.06537, -82.09484

Resource(N)

Primary: Feldspar, Mica
Ore: Feldspar
Gangue: Garnet
Other material: Muscovite

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Blue Ridge Thrust Sheet, Pegmatite Is Partly Concordant With Wallrock Structure
Tectonic:Geosyncline
Alteration processes:Weathered

References

MRDSK000841
DEP10025166
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.