Mine detail: Sanders Prospect

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Location

Lat / long: 35.4001, -79.70866

Resource(N)

Primary: Talc-Soapstone
Ore: Pyrophyllite
Gangue: Quartz, Sericite
Orebody form: LENSOIDAL

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Felsic Volcanic Rock
Structure:Ne-Trending Folds Overturned To The East, Well Developed Cleavage N 30 E Dipping 40-50 W
Alteration processes:Pyrophyllite, Silicic

References

MRDSK004759
DEP10026358
ReferenceSTUCKEY, J. L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL. BULL. 80, 38 P
ReporterBurt, Edward R., Klein, T.L.