Barney Winters Mica Prospect

Occurrence in Avery county in North Carolina, United States with commodity Mica

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10025181
MRDS ID K000856
Record type Site
Current site name Barney Winters Mica Prospect
Related records 10247924

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -82.01734, 36.00287 (WGS84)
(click for info)

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, BENT, CRACKED STAINED

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Muscovite Ore

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -82.01734, 36.00287

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Pegmatite Is Concordant With Wallrock Structure

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 6.1M

Comments on the geologic information

  • PLAGIOCLASE, PERTHITE, QUARTZ, MUSCOVITE PEGMATITE

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Spruce Pine District/Plumtree Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 42.67M

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS K000856

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, USGS PROF. PAPER 577.

Reporter information

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