Winters Mica Prospect

Past Producer in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Geologic structures
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10025182
MRDS ID	K000857
Record type	Site
Current site name	Winters Mica Prospect
Related records	10224088

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	-82.02067, 36.00398 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Avery(county)

North Carolina(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Carvers Gap(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)

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	Avery

Comments on the location information

SEE PLATE 3, PROF. PAPER 577 FOR LOCATION

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Mica	Primary

Comments on the commodity information

MUSCOVITE-GREEN, "A" STRUCTURE, HARD, CRACKED

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Muscovite	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Schist > Mica Schist

Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1)	-82.02067, 36.00398	ListMap

Economic information

Geologic structures

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

Ore body information

General form LENSES

Strike NE

Dip SE

Plunge NE

Thickness 1.52M

Length 6.1M

General form	LENSES
Strike	NE
Dip	SE
Plunge	NE
Thickness	1.52M
Length	6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

PLAGIOCLASE, PERTHITE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE , COARSE GRAINED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Past Producer
Commodity type	Non-metallic
Significant	No
Production years	1951-1952

Mining district

District name	Spruce Pine District/Plumtree Area

Comments on the production information

LESS THAN 500 LBS OF SHEET MICA WAS PRODUCED.

Comments on the workings information

PROSPECT PITS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	K000857

Bibliographic references

Deposit

LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 42-4
Deposit

1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G
Production

LESURE, F.G., 1968, U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER 577.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1973	Fagan, James M.	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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