North Carolina · Madison County
Past Producer

Tipton Soapstone Mine

Madison County, North Carolina, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsSoapstone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1868
Identification
Deposit ID10025093
MRDS IDK000035
Alternate namesOld County Home Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.81843, -82.69264
References
BENTZEN, E.H., 1971, SOAPSTONE IN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: MINERALS RESEARCH LAB., NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV., JULY PROGRESS REPT., 18 P1971 RECON NC DEPT. CONS. & DEV