Mine detail: Dont Buchanan Mica Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

36.06537, -82.11373

Resource(N)

Primary:	Mica
Ore:	Muscovite
Gangue:	Sericite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Structure:	Pegmatite Is Discordant With Wall Rock Structure

References

MRDS	K000850
DEP	10025175
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, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577.}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.