Mine detail: Sanders Prospect

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Location: Moore County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.4001, -79.70866
dep_id: 10026358
mrds_id: K004759
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Pyrophyllite
gangue: Quartz, Sericite
orebody_fm: LENSOIDAL
model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
alteration: Pyrophyllite, Silicic
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Leaching During Paleo-Hot Spring Activity
Reporter: Burt, Edward R., Klein, T.L.
hrock_type: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Structure: Ne-Trending Folds Overturned To The East, Well Developed Cleavage N 30 E Dipping 40-50 W
References:
  • STUCKEY, J. L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL. BULL. 80, 38 P
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