Latitude: 35°53'9"N
Longitude: 82°16'44"W
The Ray Mica Mines are located on Hurricane Mountain, 4.0 km (2.5 miles) SSE of Burnsville (coordinates of record), in the Bolen's Creek area, on National Forest land.
Mineralization is a mica-rich pegmatite. Additional commodities include U & Th.
Workings include 10 verticle shafts, which remain open.
See Forest Service for designated area for collecting.
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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