Mine detail: Boise Slick Mica Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 36.01203, -82.0629

Resource(N)

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

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Pegmatite Is Concordant With Wallrock

References

MRDSK000872
DEP10025193
Reference{Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 48-4}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. G}{Production:: LESURE, F. G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577}
ReporterFagan, James M.