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Carolina Mineral Co. No 29 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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025994
MRDS ID K001992
Record type Site
Current site name Carolina Mineral Co. No 29 Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.15263, 35.8662 (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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States North Carolina Mitchell

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION FROM PLATE 3, USGS PROF. PAPER 577. SCALE 1:62,500

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Feldspar Primary
Mica Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-GREEN, MODERATE "A" STRUCTURE, BENT, MINOR STAINED.

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Muscovite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Thulite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.15263, 35.8662
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • PERTHITE, PLAGIOCLASE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE, MEDIUM TO COARSE GRAINED, GRAPHIC TEXTURE COMMON. THIN INCLUSIONS OF BIOTITE SCHIST.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1935
Production years 1935-1937

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/Crabtree Creek Area

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION 500 TO 10000 LB.

Comments on the workings information

  • CUT 150 FEET LONG, 20-40 FEET DEEP.

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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