Mine detail: Holcombe Branch Olivine Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 35.80677, -82.4843

Resource(B)

Primary: Olivine
Secondary: Corundum
Tertiary: Chromium, Talc-Soapstone
Ore: Chromite, Corundum, Olivine, Talc

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Alteration processes:Serpentinization

References

MRDSK001725
DEP10025780
Reference{Deposit:: HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41. 117 P.}{Deposit:: LARRABEE, D.M. AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P. 326-327.}{Deposit:: HUNTER, C.E. AND MURDOCK, T.G., 1946, THE VERMICULITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 50, 44 P.}{Deposit:: CARPENTER, R.H. AND HALE, R.C., 1967, NICKELIFEROUS SOILS AND STREAM SEDIMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH PERIDOTITES NEAR DEMOCRAT, NORTH CAROLINA: SOUTHEASTERN GEOLOGY, VOL. 8, NO. 1, P. 9-18.}{Deposit:: 1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR}{Production:: HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41}
ReporterFagan, James M.