Mine detail: Doe Hill Clay Mine

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Location: Avery County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.9762, -81.98623
dep_id: 10106026
mrds_id: W027124
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Kaolin
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Residual
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Kaolin
orebody_fm: BLANKET
conc_proc: Weathering Residual
Reporter: Whitlow, Jesse W.
hrock_unit: Mica Schist And Gneiss
hrock_type: Gneiss
tectonic: Blue Ridge Province
Year first produced: 1950
disc_yr: 1950
References:
  • Deposit:: REED, J. C., JR., AND OTHERS, 1964 , GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE LINVILLE FALLS QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1161-B
  • Deposit:: MINE IN LINVILLE FALLS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000
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