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Branch Feldspar-Mica Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Feldspar, 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 10025148
MRDS ID K000820
Record type Site
Current site name Branch Feldspar-Mica Mine
Alternate or previous names Zach Young Mine
Related records 10281033

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.12984, 36.04065 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mitchell(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Bakersville(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
Feldspar Primary
Mica Secondary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-BROWN, MINOR STAIN, BIOTITE INTERGROWTHS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Muscovite Ore
Epidote Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Partly Weathered

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) Migmatitic Biotite-Hornblende Gneisses
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Is Concordant With Wall Rock Structure

Ore body information

  • General form ANTICLINAL LENSES (SEVERAL BODIES)
    Strike NE
    Dip NW, SE
    Plunge SW
    Thickness 12.19M
    Length 36.58M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLAGIOCLASE, PERTHITE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE, BIOTITE WALL ZONE, MEDIUM TO COARSE GRAINED. QUARTZ CORE. SMALL LENSES TO SOUTHWEST

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years 1905, 1933, 1942, 1955-1956

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/Hawk-Bakersville Area

Comments on the production information

  • LESS THAN 500 LBS OF SHEET MICA WAS PRODUCED.

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT 70 FT, STOPE 50 FT, SHAFT 31 FT.

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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