Mine detail: Stocksville Mica Mine

Previously called 'J. M. Buckner'

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Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.76954, -82.53764
dep_id: 10026462
mrds_id: K005103
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Minor mineral: Mica
Trace mineral: Feldspar
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Feldspar
orebody_fm: POD/LENS
ore_ctrl: Pegmatite
Reporter: Merschat, Carl E.
hrock_type: Gabbro
arock_unit: Bakersville Hypersthene Metagabbro;Pegmatite
arock_type: Gabbro
tectonic: Blue Ridge
Year first produced: 1920
References:
  • Deposit:: LESURE, F. G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, PROF. PAPER 577, 32 P.
  • Deposit:: MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE
  • Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. C. PROF PAPER 57
  • Production:: LESURE, 1968, U.S. GEOL. PROF. PAPER 577
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