Gouge mine

Mica Mine in Mitchell county, North Carolina

Gouge mine

Principal periods worked Pre-WWII
Workings Cut 50
Production Feldspar
Size 5-10 T
Strike NW
Dip NE
Relation to wallrock Discordant
Wallrock Hornblende gneiss
Extent of weathering Weathered
Remarks Kaolinized Pl-P-Q pegmatite; accessory vermiculite.
Source of information USGS

Geographic context

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