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Carter Buchanan Mica Mine

Past Producer in Mitchell county in North Carolina, United States with commodities Feldspar, Mica
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025158
MRDS ID K000833
Record type Site
Current site name Carter Buchanan Mica Mine
Related records 10223982

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.07373, 36.03481 (WGS84)
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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 Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-GREEN, STAINED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Muscovite Ore
Garnet Gangue
Hyalite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.07373, 36.03481
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Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR ()
    Thickness 6.1M
    Length 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PERTHITE, PLAGIOCLASE, QUARTZ, BIOTITE, MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE. WALLS NOT EXPOSED

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Production years PRE 1942

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

  • 3 CUTS 20 FT DIAMETER

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS K000833

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 46-4

  • Deposit

    1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G

  • Production

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

Reporter information

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