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- Mica deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina
Will Jones mine (near Lincoln Rock mine)
Mica Mine in Avery county, North Carolina
Will Jones mine (near Lincoln Rock mine)
Principal periods worked |
1915, 1944 |
Workings |
Cut 30, adit 30 |
Description of muscovite |
Rum, stained |
Production |
Small sheet |
Shape |
Tabular |
Size |
1-3 T |
Strike |
NE |
Dip |
SE |
Relation to wallrock |
Concordant |
Wallrock |
Mica gneiss |
Extent of weathering |
Unweathered |
Remarks |
Pl-Q-M pegmatite. |
Source of information |
CMC |
Abbreviations
Principal periods worked
WWI |
World War I |
WWII |
World War II |
int |
intermittent |
Production
Small |
< 500 lb |
Moderate |
500-10,000 lb |
Large |
> 10,000 lb |
Size of pegmatite
D |
depth |
L |
length |
T |
thickness |
avg |
average |
Internal structure
B |
biotite |
F |
feldspar |
M |
muscovite |
P |
perthite |
Pl |
plagioclase |
Q |
quartz |
Source information
CMC |
Colonial Mica Corporation |
DMEA |
Defense Minerals Exploration Administration |
OME |
Office of Minerals Exploration |
USGS |
U.S. Geological Survey |
OF |
USGS open-file reports and maps |