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Westall Mine

Past Producer in Yancey 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025972
MRDS ID K001964
Record type Site
Current site name Westall Mine
Related records 10176232

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.21291, 35.80538 (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)

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 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-CINNAMON BROWN, RULED, CRACKED, "A" STRUCTURE, BIOTITE INTERGROWTHS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore
Beryl Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.21291, 35.80538
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Is Disconcordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, PIPE
    Strike NE
    Dip NW
    Plunge SW
    Thickness 10.67M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLAGIOCLASE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE WALL ZONE, FINE TO MEDIUM GRAINED; PLAGIOCLASE, QUARTZ, PERTHITE INTERMEDIATE ZONE, FINE TO MEDIUM GRAINED; QUARTZ CORE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1890
Production years 1890, 1917 INTERMITANT TO 1943 1952-1953.

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/South Toe River Area

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION GREATER THAN 10000 LBS.

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT WITH INCLINE 130 FEET, 2 ADITS, DRIFTS STOPES IN AREA 100 FEET BY 450 FEET

Reference information

Bibliographic references

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

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