Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsSoapstone
Other materialsScheelite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10025082
MRDS IDK000020
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.91926, -82.62347
References
BENTZEN, E.H., 1971, SOAPSTONE IN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: MINERALS RESEARCH LAB., NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV., JULY PROGRESS REPT., 18 P.WIENER, L.S., AND BENTZEN, E.H., 1972, SCHEELITE DISCOVERED IN CERTAIN SOAPSTONE DEPOSITS IN THE BLUE RIDGE OF MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (ABS.): GEOL. SOC. AMERICA ABS. WITH PROGRAMS, V. 4, NO. 2, P. 114NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESEARCH LABORATORY, 1972, PROGRESS REPORT FOR MARCH 1972.1971 RECON NC DEPT CONS & DEV