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Dobie and Ross Buchanan Feldspar 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 10025159
MRDS ID K000834
Record type Site
Current site name Dobie and Ross Buchanan Feldspar Mine
Related records 10223671

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.07651, 36.0362 (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 Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Muscovite Ore
Garnet Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.07651, 36.0362
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Concordant With Wall Rock

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR ()
    Strike NE
    Dip SE
    Length 182.88M

Comments on the geologic information

  • MEDIUM GRAINED PLAGIOCLASE, PERTHITE, QUARTZ PEGMATITE.

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 workings information

  • LARGE PIT 80 FT DEEP (?), 2 PITS, SHAFT 30 FT DEEP

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS K000834

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. 1968, 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