Mine detail: Unnamed Saprolite Pit

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Location: Madison County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.83427, -82.54819
dep_id: 10026485
mrds_id: K005128
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Producer
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Weathering
ore_ctrl: Deep Weathering And Topography
Reporter: Merschat, Carl E.
hrock_unit: Bio Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
hrock_type: Gneiss
arock_type: Pegmatite
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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