Mine detail: Unnamed Talc Occurrence

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Location: Madison County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.79316, -82.59042
dep_id: 10026476
mrds_id: K005118
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Trace mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Talc
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: Metamorphic Alteration Of Mafic Rock
ore_ctrl: Rock Type
Reporter: Merschat, Carl E.
hrock_unit: Bio Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
hrock_type: Gneiss
tectonic: Blue Ridge
References:
  • MERSCHAT, 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
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