Mine detail: N. C. Dept. of Transportation Crushed Stone Quarry

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Location

Lat / long:

35.78982, -82.54625

Resource(N)

Primary:	Stone, Crushed/Broken
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Deposit type:	Metamorphic
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Bio Horn-Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss
Host type:	Gneiss
Tectonic:	Blue Ridge

References

MRDS	K005115
DEP	10026474
Reference	{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-S}{Production:: MERSCHAT, C. E., 1976}
Reporter	Merschat, Carl E.