Mine detail: Unnamed Mica Mine Hi-015

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Location: Avery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.98703, -81.99512
dep_id: 10089699
mrds_id: W028425
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Mica
Minor mineral: Feldspar, Quartz
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Mica, Quartz
orebody_fm: LINEAR
ore_ctrl: Pegmatite Usually Concordant With Foliation
Reporter: *gostino, John P.
hrock_type: Mica Schist,Gneiss,Amphibolite
Structure: Northeast
tectonic: Near To Brevard Fault System
References:
  • 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:: SHOWN ON LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
  • Deposit:: 1970 GEOLMAP BRYANT, GEOLOGIC MA
  • Production:: BRYANT, 1966
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