Mine detail: Crabtree No. 1 Mine

Previously called 'Wildcat Mine'

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Location

Lat / long: 35.85537, -82.14985

Resource(N)

Primary: Mica, Feldspar
Ore: Feldspar, Muscovite
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1921 INT. TO 1944
First production started: 1921

Geology

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

References

MRDSK002002
DEP10026001
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.