Mine detail: Newdale Asbestos Mine

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Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.91592, -82.20013
dep_id: 10026093
mrds_id: K002558
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Asbestos
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
orebody_fm: OVAL SHAPED/CIRCULAR
alteration: Amphybolization
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
hrock_type: Schist
arock_type: Pegmatite
tectonic: Folded Blue Ridge
Year first produced: 1960
prod_yrs: 1960
References:
  • Deposit:: CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P
  • Production:: CONRAD, S.G. AND OTHERS, 1963, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 77
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