Mine detail: Unnamed Asbestos Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

35.88426, -81.71844

Resource(B)

Primary:	Nickel, Chromium, Asbestos
Ore:	Asbestos, Magnetite
Orebody form:	LINEAR

Production

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

Geology

Host rock:	Gneiss And Schist Of Uncertain Age
Host type:	Gneiss
Associated rock:	Ultramafic Dike Of Uncertain Age
Associated type:	Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
Structure:	Northeastward Trending Lenses Of Different Lithologies And Strike Of Foliation.
Tectonic:	Near West Side Of Inner Piedmont
Alteration processes:	Weathering

References

MRDS	W027129
DEP	10078668
Reference	{Deposit:: HOLCOMB, MIKE, 1966 , ORAL COMMUN.}{Deposit:: CLARK, J. W., 1966 , ORAL COMMUN.}{Deposit:: REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ - 242}{Deposit:: PROSPECT IN COLLETTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000}{Deposit:: 1966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTEN}
Reporter	Whitlow, Jesse W.