Geologic information
Identification information
| Deposit ID |
10102362 |
| MRDS ID |
K003590 |
| Record type |
Site |
| Current site name |
Dugger Mine |
| Related records |
10127176 |
Geographic areas
| Country |
State |
County |
| United States |
North Carolina |
Avery |
Comments on the location information
- SEE PLATE 3, USGS PROF. PAPER 577 FOR LOCATION
Commodities
| Commodity |
Importance |
| Feldspar |
Primary |
| Mica |
Primary |
Comments on the commodity information
- MUSCOVITE - BROWN, MINOR HEMATITE STAIN, CLAY STAIN, CRACKED
Materials information
| Materials |
Type of material |
| Feldspar |
Ore |
Alteration
-
(Local)
Weathered Saprolite (30 Ft)
Host and associated rocks
| Host or associated |
Host |
| Rock type |
Metamorphic Rock
> Gneiss |
| Stratigraphic age (youngest) |
Neoproterozoic |
|
Geologic structures
| Type of structure |
Local |
| Structure description |
Pegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock |
Ore body information
| General form |
TABULAR |
| Strike |
NE |
| Dip |
STEEP |
| Thickness |
6.1M
|
Comments on the geologic information
- PLAGIOCLASE - QUARTZ - PERTHITE - MUSCOVITE - BIOTITE PEGMATITE, MEDIUM GRAINED
