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Ward Mica Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025165
MRDS ID K000840
Record type Site
Current site name Ward Mica Mine
Alternate or previous names Rock Creek, Queen Mine
Related records 10248990

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.10317, 36.07315 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carvers Gap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Johnson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Johnson City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Mitchell

Comments on the location information

  • SEE PLATE 3, PROF. PAPER 577 FOR LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-RUBY, MODERATELY BENT, CRACKED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Unweathered

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.10317, 36.07315
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Blue Ridge Thrust Sheet
Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Is Discordant

Ore body information

  • General form BRANCHING, PINCH AND SWELL
    Strike E
    Dip VERT.
    Plunge NE
    Thickness 2.13M
    Length 30.48M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLAGIOCLASE-PERTHITE-QUARTZ-MUSCOVITE-BIOTITE PEGMATITE, MEDIUM TO COARSE GRAINED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1942, 1954

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/Glen Ayre Area

Comments on the production information

  • A SMALL AMOUNT OF SHEET MICA WAS PRODUCED.

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT 70 FEET, DRIFT 20 FEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1973 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

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