Mine detail: Henry Grindstaff No. 3 Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.8537, -82.18013

Resource(N)

Primary: Mica
Ore: Muscovite
Orebody form: LENS

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1905, 1937
First production started: 1905

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Pegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock

References

MRDSK001943
DEP10025955
Reference{Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.12}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G., REPOR}{Production:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577}
ReporterFagan, James M.