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Unnamed Mica Sample Locality

Occurrence in Polk 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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10026310
MRDS ID K003568
Record type Site
Current site name Unnamed Mica Sample Locality

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.25846, 35.39427 (WGS84)
Relative position 0.25 MILE NORTHEAST OF OTTANOLA GAP

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Polk(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bat Cave(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hendersonville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Broad(hydrologic unit)

Santee(hydrologic accounting unit)

Edisto-Santee(hydrologic subregion)

South Atlantic-Gulf(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Polk

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mica Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LABORATORY RESULTS SHOW THAT THIS SCHIST IS UNSUITABLE AS A SOURCE OF SCRAP MICA, WHEN COMPARED TO THE INDUSTRIAL STANDARD, BECAUSE OF LOW COLOR, HIGH BULK DENSITY, AND LOW YIELD

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Mica Ore

Analytical data

Result ONE SAMPLE--36.5% MICA IN HEAD FEED
Result BULK DENSITY 16.4 LBS./CU.FT.
Result YIELD 20% OF HEAD FEED

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist
    Rock unit name Garnetiferous Muscovite Schist
    Rock description Garnetiferous Muscovite Schist

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.25846, 35.39427
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Low-Angle Thrust Sheet Covers Most Of Se Quadrant Of Bat Cave Quadrangle.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LEMMON, R.E., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE BAT CAVE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES MRS 202 - NE

  • Deposit

    LEMMON, R.E., AND DUNN, D.E., 1973, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BAT CAVE QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES GM 202 - NE, SCALE 1:24000

  • Deposit

    LEWIS, R.M., BUNDY, J.L. AND WEINER, L.S., 1971, BENEFICIATION AND GEOLOGIC EVALUATION OF NORTH CAROLINA MICA SCHIST: N.C. STATE UNIV. SCHOOL ENG. BULL. 86, 52P.

  • Deposit

    1973 GEOLMAP LEMMON, R.E., AND DUNN, D.E., N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MAP

  • Deposit

    1973 GEOLMAP LEMMON, R.E., N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, REPORT

  • Production

    LEMMON, 1973, N.C. DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-1975 Floyd, Robert J. U.S. Geological Survey

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