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| Title | Mining mica from open pit |
| Title Note | Museum Record |
| Date | Spring 1955 |
| Description | Photograph of an open pit used for mining mica near Spruce Pine, NC. The photograph is described as a record of the Museum of North Carolina Minerals, located near milepost 330.9 in section 2L of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Ben Gale in the spring of 1955. |
| Location |
Location Name: Museum of North Carolina Minerals Parkway Milepost: 331.0
Latitude: 35.853343
Longitude: -82.051997 |
| Creator Individual | Ben Gale |
| Tags |
Geology
Landscape Museum of North Carolina Minerals (N.C.) Photographs Rocks Spruce Pine (N.C.) |
| Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |
