Mine detail: R. Franklin Soapstone Mine

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Location: Madison County, North Carolina, United States, North America
Lat / long: 35.92203, -82.69069
dep_id: 10102245
mrds_id: K000077
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Talc-Soapstone
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Metamorphic
Production size: Production occurred
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Soapstone
Reporter: Fagan, James M.
References:
  • Deposit:: BENTZEN, E.H., 1971, SOAPSTONE IN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: MINERALS RESEARCH LAB., NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV., JULY PROGRESS REPT., 18 P
  • Deposit:: 1971 RECON NC DEPT CONS & DE
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