Mine detail: Unnamed Talc Occurrence

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Location

Lat / long: 35.79316, -82.5968

Resource(N)

Tertiary: Talc-Soapstone
Ore: Talc
Orebody form: IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: None
Development status: Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:Bio Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
Host type:Gneiss
Tectonic:Blue Ridge
Alteration processes:Metamorphic Alteration Of Mafic Rock

References

MRDSK005117
DEP10026475
ReferenceMERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-S
ReporterMerschat, Carl E.