Mine detail: Ruff Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.41427, -79.50088

Resource(N)

Primary:	Talc-Soapstone
Ore:	Pyrophyllite, Sericite
Orebody form:	TABULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host type:	Andesite
Associated type:	Tuff
Alteration processes:	Pyrophyllitic, Sericitic

References

MRDS	K004771
DEP	10026367
Reference	{Deposit:: CONLEY, J. F., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 76, 40P.}{Deposit:: STUCKEY, J. L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 80, 38P.}
Reporter	Burt, Edward R., Klein, T.L.