Ray Mica Mine (Wray Mine), Hurricane Mt., Burnsville, Black Mtn-Bowlens Creek Area, Spruce Pine District, Pisgah National Forest, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
The Ray Mica Mines are located on Hurricane Mountain, 3.8 miles SSE of Burnsville (now only about 2 miles due to growth of the town), in the Bolen's Creek Area.
Mineralization is a mica-rich pegmatite. Additional commodities include U & Th.
Workings include 10 verticle shafts, which remain open.
References:
Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 620, 735, 1080.
Pratt, J.H. (1916) Zircon, Monazite and Other Minerals Used in the Production of Chemical Compounds Employed in the Manufacture of Lighting Apparatus. North Carolina Geological and Economic Survey Bull. 25, 120 P.
Olson, J C (1944) North Carolina Department of Conservation & Development Bull. 43, Plate 2.
Lesure, F.G. (1968).
Rocks & Minerals (1985): 60: 99.
Miller, J. William and Curtis W. Allen (2004) "Mineralogy and History of the Ray Mica Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina": North Carolina Geological Survey Geonote #8. A vein type zoned pegmatite with stringers. 8 pages.
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Map Reference: 35°53'9"N , 82°16'44"W
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