Mine detail: Burton Lake Olivine Deposit

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 34.87372, -83.57459

Resource(B)

Primary: Olivine
Tertiary: Asbestos
Ore: Asbestos, Olivine
Gangue: Magnetite

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Mafic Intrusive
Production size: None
Development status: Prospect

Geology

Alteration processes:Serpentinization

References

MRDSK001890
DEP10025913
Reference{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.326-32}{Deposit:: 1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPOR}{Deposit:: Hunter, C.E., 1941, Forsterite Olivine Deposits Of North Carolina And Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 47, 117 Pages. Hunter, C.E., 1941, Forsterite Olivine Deposits Of North Carolina And Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey Bulletin 47, 117 Pages.}{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.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.}{Production:: HUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41}
ReporterFagan, James M., Cocker, Mark D., Woodruff, Laurel G.