Mine detail: Unnamed Saprolite Pit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.83427, -82.54819

Resource(M)

Primary:	Aluminum
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Bio Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
Host type:	Gneiss
Associated type:	Pegmatite
Tectonic:	Blue Ridge

References

MRDS	K005128
DEP	10026485
Reference	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
Reporter	Merschat, Carl E.