Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsSoapstone
Other materialsScheelite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10025088
MRDS IDK000028
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.91731, -82.62542
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. 1141971 RECON NC DEPT CONS & DEVN C MINERALS RESEARCH LAB MARCH 1972 PROGRESS REPORT