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Unnamed Mica Sample Locality (Occurrence)Unnamed Marble Occurrence + 1 more nearby (Occurrence)Mill Spring Quarry (Past Producer)North Star Mine (Past Producer)
Past ProducerProducerProspectOccurrenceStatus unknown
4 paw pins; nearby sites are grouped into one pin. Hover or tap a pin for the site name. County outline: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary file (2023). Locations approximate.

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Unnamed Mica Occurrence

We picked it because its USGS record mentions 2 of the minerals on our cards and 2 of our card minerals overall. No other named site here scores as high on both counts. USGS lists it as occurrence. Minerals mentioned: Mica, Feldspar. Approx. location 35.386, -82.263. USGS record.

Ask first: a USGS record doesn’t mean you can visit. Find out who owns the land and get permission before collecting.

Field cards: what kind of sites?

3
Occurrence

The mineral was noted here, without development.

2
Past Producer

Produced ore or material at some point in the past.

Status terms come from USGS MRDS records.

Mineral cards

Counts are sites whose USGS record mentions the mineral or commodity. Hardness from Mindat.

Minerals recorded here

Mica 2Marble 1

Commodities

Granite 1Mica 1

Sites

SiteCommodityMinerals recordedStatusApprox. location
Unnamed Marble Occurrence—MarbleOccurrence35.390, -82.259
Unnamed Mica Occurrence—MicaOccurrence35.386, -82.263
Unnamed Mica Sample Locality—MicaOccurrence35.394, -82.258
Mill Spring QuarryGranite—Past Producer35.298, -82.133
North Star MineMica—Past Producer35.314, -82.097

Nearby counties

Henderson County · Buncombe County · Rutherford County · McDowell County · Yancey County

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How we built this page: we counted named sites in the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) for this area, left out sand, gravel, crushed stone, clay pits and unnamed sites, grouped them by Census county, and linked every site to its USGS record. We did not visit these sites, and MRDS does not tell you who owns the land or whether collecting is allowed.

Source: USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS). USGS ceased systematic updates to MRDS around 2011, so status and details may be out of date. Each site links to its USGS record.

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