Mine detail: Ben Cox Feldspar - Mica Mine

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Location

Lat / long:

35.99787, -82.10206

Resource(N)

Primary:	Feldspar, Mica
Ore:	Feldspar, Muscovite
Gangue:	Apatite, Biotite, Garnet, Vermiculite
Orebody form:	TABULAR ()

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1935-1937, 1942

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Structure:	Pegmatite Is Concordant With Wallrock Structure

References

MRDS	K000863
DEP	10025187
Reference	{Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 46-4}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G}{Production:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.