Woodfin Capps Mica Prospect

Past Producer in Madison county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Feldspar, Mica
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098196
MRDS ID K005102
Record type Site
Current site name Woodfin Capps Mica Prospect

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Centroid
Geographic coordinates: -82.70504, 35.85343 (WGS84)
Relative position Original record had no coordinates, so this was plotted to the middle of the state/county area.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Madison(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Marshall(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)

French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)

Tennessee(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Madison

Comments on the location information

  • MAP LOCATION UNCERTAIN

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Tertiary
Mica Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Quartz Gangue
Feldspar Unknown

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Pegmatite
    Rock unit name Pegmatite
    Rock description Pegmatite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Ordovician
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
    Rock unit name Biotite Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
    Rock description Biotite Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite

Nearby scientific data

Centroid (1) -82.70504, 35.85343

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5.49M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Pegmatite

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Year of first production 1939

Mining district

District name Buncombe District

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION PRIOR TO WWII

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVERAL PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-76 Merschat, Carl E. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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