Principal periods worked | 1922, 1929-31, 1939-40, 1950's. |
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Workings | Cut, adits, shafts, area of several acres. Workings shallow. |
Description of muscovite | Brown, "A" structure, biotite intergrowths, stained, bent, clay, stained. |
Production | Moderate sheet |
Wallrock | Mica schist |
Extent of weathering | Saprolite (+30 ft). |
Remarks | Kaolinized P-Pl-Q-M-B pegmatite. Schist inclusions common. Exposures poor. |
Source of information | USGS |
WWI | World War I |
WWII | World War II |
int | intermittent |
Small | < 500 lb |
Moderate | 500-10,000 lb |
Large | > 10,000 lb |
D | depth |
L | length |
T | thickness |
avg | average |
B | biotite |
F | feldspar |
M | muscovite |
P | perthite |
Pl | plagioclase |
Q | quartz |
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 |