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Little Hawk Mica Mine

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

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025172
MRDS ID K000847
Record type Site
Current site name Little Hawk Mica Mine
Related records 10248696

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.08151, 36.03703 (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
Mica Primary
Feldspar Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • MUSCOVITE-GREEN, A STRUCTURE, MINERAL INCLUSIONS

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Feldspar Ore
Muscovite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.08151, 36.03703
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Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Concordant (?) With Wallrock Structure

Ore body information

  • Strike NE
    Dip SE

Comments on the geologic information

  • PERTHITE, PLAGIOCLASE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE

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

  • PRODUCTION MICA-500-10000 LB

Comments on the workings information

  • TWO CUTS

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS K000847

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P. 48-4

  • Deposit

    1968 COMPILE LESURE, F. G

  • Production

    USGS PROF. PAPER 577

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ON HAWK CREEK

Reporter information

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