Mine detail: Ammons Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.48871, -79.76699

Resource(N)

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

Production

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

Geology

Host type:	Tuff
Alteration processes:	Pyrophyllite, Silicic, Sericitic

References

MRDS	RE00501
DEP	10055219
Reference	{Deposit:: STUCKEY, J.L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: N.C. DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 80, P 36}{Deposit:: KLEIN, T.L., USGS, SITE VISI}{Production:: STUCKEY, 1968}
Reporter	Klein, T.L.