| Deposit ID | 10025083 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000021 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ray Mica Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Wray Mine |
| Related records | 10151962 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.27429, 35.8887 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1036 |
| Relative position | 0.7 MILES NORTHWEST OF BOWLENS PYRAMID |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yancey(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Burnsville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Nolichucky(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Yancey |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mica | Primary |
| Feldspar | Primary |
| Quartz | Tertiary |
| Molybdenum | Tertiary |
| Beryllium Critical | Tertiary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Thorium | Tertiary |
| Niobium (Columbium) Critical | Tertiary |
| Tantalum Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Feldspar | Ore |
| Mica | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Molybdenite | Gangue |
| Beryl | Unknown |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| (1) | -82.27429, 35.8887 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Discordant |
| General form | IRREGULAR, TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NE |
| Dip | NW |
| Plunge | SW |
| Thickness | 18.29M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1869 |
| District name | Spruce Pine District/ Black Mtn-Bowlens Creek Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000021 |
PRATT, J.H., 1916, ZIRCON, MONAZITE AND OTHER MINERALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LIGHTING APPARATUS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 25, 120 P.
1916 COMPILE PRATT, N.C. GEOL AND ECON SURVEY
1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G.
DEFENSE MINERALS EXPLORATION REPORT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PARTLY CONCORDANT |
| Deposit | PRATT (1916) REPORTS MOLYBDENITE, SPECIMEN MATERIAL AT N.C. MINERAL MUSEUM, LITTLE SWITZERLAND, N.C. PARKER, F.M., III, 1953, GEOLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF PART OF THE SPRUCE PINE DISTRICT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOUCES BULLETIN 65. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1991 | Klein, T.L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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