Robinson Jr. Prospect

Prospect in Yancey county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025940
MRDS ID K001923
Record type Site
Current site name Robinson Jr. Prospect
Related records 10183774

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.17068, 35.86509 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Yancey(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Celo(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Yancey

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM PLATE 3, USGS PROF. PAPER 577. SCALE 1:62,500

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-GREEN, "A" STRUCTURE, HAIRCRACKS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore

Alteration

  • (Local) Weathered

Nearby scientific data

(1) Quartz Diorite to Granodiorite

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • KAOLINIZED FELDSPAR, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE WALL ZONE, QUARTZ CORE (?), POORLY EXPOSED.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1942

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/Celo Area

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT 12 FEET

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DATA ABSTRACTED FROM USGS PROF. PAPER 577.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1974 Fagan, James M. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.