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Abe Beam mine

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Mica Mine in Avery county, North Carolina

Abe Beam mine

Principal periods worked 1955
Workings Incline 55, drift 20
Description of muscovite Ruby, clear, small, biotite intergrowths
Production Small sheet
Shape Lenses
Size Several 2-4 T, 5-10 L
Strike NE
Dip SE
Relation to wallrock Concordant
Wallrock Biotite gneiss
Extent of weathering Unweathered
Remarks Pl-P-Q pegmatite, graphic texture; accessory biotite, muscovite, apatite.
Source of information USGS

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Geologic map unit -82.033400548, 36.026516723
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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
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