Mine detail: Middle Ridge Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.8026, -82.24874

Resource(N)

Primary: Mica
Ore: Muscovite
Gangue: Garnet, Sericite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR, FLAT PIPE

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1905, 1918, 1943
First production started: 1905

Geology

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

References

MRDSK001970
DEP10025976
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.