Mine detail: Crabtree Mountain Emerald Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.87342, -82.13124

Resource(N)

Primary:	Mica, Gemstone
Ore:	Muscovite
Gangue:	Beryl, Garnet, Pyrite
Orebody form:	TABULAR ()

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1894, 1906
First production started:	1894

Geology

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

References

MRDS	K001990
DEP	10025992
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}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.