| Location: | Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States, North America |
| Lat / long: | 35.08178, -84.05074 |
| dep_id: | 10026137 |
| mrds_id: | K002618 |
| Commodity type: | nonmetallic |
| Major mineral: | Talc-Soapstone |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Production occurred |
| Development status: | Producer |
| ore: | Talc |
| gangue: | Actinolite, Marble, Pyrite, Quartz, Tourmaline, Tremolite |
| orebody_fm: | LENS, IRREGULAR |
| ore_ctrl: | Fracture Zone; Bedding - The Talc Bearing Zone Is Marked By The Presence Of White, Dolomitic Marble. Variations In Grade Of Talc Are Controlled By Dip And Plunge, Which Allows For Selective Mining Of Various Grades Of Talc. |
| Reporter: | Hale, Robin C. |
| hrock_type: | Marble |
| arock_unit: | Metadiorite, Dark-Green, Locally Porphyritic, Pyroxenite & Amphibolite. Van Horn ( 1948 , P. 15 ) Terms These Rocks Metadiorite Because He Considers Them To Be Metamorphosed Diorites That Have Lost Their Feldspar & Quartz Through Metamorphism |
| arock_type: | Diorite |
| Structure: | Northeast-Trending Strike Belts Defining A Major Syncline, Intersection Of Two Prominent Cleavages Form A Lineation That Is Coincident With The Plunge Of The Talc Body And Contribute In Part To The Fibrous Nature Of The Talc. |
| tectonic: | Geosyncline |
| Year first produced: | 1945 |
| disc_yr: | 1941 |
| prod_yrs: | 1945 TO PRESENT |
| discr: | Hitchcock Corporation |
| References: |
- Deposit:: VAN HORN, E.C., 1948, TALC DEPOSITS OF THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT (NORTH CAROLINA): NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 56, 54 P.
- Deposit:: POWER, W.R., AND FORREST, J.T., 1973, STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY IN THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT: AM. JOUR. SCI., V. 273, P. 698-711.
- Deposit:: 1948 OTHER VAN HORN, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES., BULL. 56
- Deposit:: 1973 OTHER POWER AND FORREST, AM. JOUR. SCI., PAPER
- Production:: USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK. VAN HORN, 1948.
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