Mine detail: Soapstone Branch Prospect

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long: 36.02509, -82.05901

Resource(B)

Tertiary: Asbestos, Olivine, Chromium, Talc-Soapstone
Ore: Chromite, Olivine

Production

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

Geology

Host type:Gneiss
Associated type:Pegmatite
Tectonic:Folded Blue Ridge
Alteration processes:3 Alteration Zones

References

MRDSK002559
DEP10091879
Reference{Deposit:: CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P}{Production:: CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 77.}
ReporterFagan, James M.