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

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Location: Madison County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.81454, -82.51486
dep_id: 10026477
mrds_id: K005120
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Rock Type
Reporter: Merschat, Carl E.
hrock_unit: Biotite-Hornblende Migmatite (Unit 2) Roan Gneiss
hrock_type: Gneiss
tectonic: Blue Ridge
References:
  • 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
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