Mine detail: Carolina Mineral Co. No. 20 Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.85509, -82.15541

Resource(N)

Primary: Mica, Feldspar
Ore: Feldspar, Muscovite
Gangue: Allanite, Hyalite, Sericite, Siderite, Zoisite
Orebody form: IRREGULAR, TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Yes
Development status: Past Producer
Production years: 1915, 1922, 1936, 1942
First production started: 1915

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Associated type:Pegmatite
Structure:Pegmatite Is Partly Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Alteration processes:Weathered (10 Feet)

References

MRDSK001982
DEP10102315
Reference{Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.12}{Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G., REPOR}{Production:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577}
ReporterFagan, James M.