Mine detail: Causby Gneiss Quarry

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.8787, -81.54927

Resource(N)

Primary: Stone, Crushed/Broken
Orebody form: BEDDED
Discovery year: 1960

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Small
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1960

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Structure:Northeast
Tectonic:Near To Brevard Fault System

References

MRDSW028463
DEP10079269
Reference{Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA AND TENNESSEE, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 615, TEXT 190 P., MINE LOCATED BY SYMBOL ON GEOL. MAP AT 1:62,500.}{Deposit:: BRYANT, BRUCE, AND REED, J.C., JR., 1966, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA, US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 521, TEXT 13 P.}{Deposit:: QUARRY IN LENOIR TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.}{Deposit:: 1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MA}{Production:: BRYANT, 1966}
Reporter*gostino, John P.