Mine detail: Addie Olivine Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

35.39871, -83.15849

Resource(B)

Primary:	Olivine, Talc-Soapstone
Secondary:	Chromium, Vermiculite
Tertiary:	Nickel, Asbestos, Palladium, Rhodium, Platinum
Ore:	Asbestos, Chromite, Olivine, Talc, Vermiculite
Gangue:	Chlorite
Orebody form:	RING STRUCTURE

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Webster-Addie Dunite Body;Webster-Addie Dunite Body
Host type:	Dunite
Associated rock:	Tallulah Falls Formation;Tallulah Falls Formation;Tallulah Falls Formation
Associated type:	Gneiss
Structure:	East Of Brevard Fault Zone, Small Faults
Tectonic:	Blue Ridge Province
Alteration processes:	Serpentinization

References

MRDS	K001883
DEP	10025906
Reference	{Analytical Data:: LIPIN, 1984}{Deposit:: HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 41, P. 80-87.}{Deposit:: LARRABEE, D.M., AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE, IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 580, P. 326-327.}{Deposit:: HUNTER, C.E., AND OTHERS, 1942, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 42, P. 12-14.}{Deposit:: MURDOCK, T.G., AND HUNTER, C.E., 1946, THE VERMICULITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 50, P. 22.}{Deposit:: LIPIN, B.R., 1984, CHROMITE FROM THE BLUE RIDGE PROVINCE OF NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, V. 284, P. 507-529.}{Deposit:: 1941 GEOLMAP TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR}{Production:: HUNTER, 1941}
Reporter	Fagan, James M., Peterson, Jocelyn A.