Commodities
TertiaryOlivine, Vermiculite, Chromium, Talc-Soapstone, Asbestos
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsAsbestos, Chromite, Olivine, Talc, Vermiculite
Geology
Host rockGneiss
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10025908
MRDS IDK001885
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.33872, -83.17655
References
HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 41. 117 P.LARRABEE, D.M. AND SWEENEY, J.W., 1968, OLIVINE IN MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE APPALACHIAN REGION: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 580, P.326-327HUNTER, C.E. AND OTHERS, 1942, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 42. 39 P.1941 GEOLMAP TENN. VALLEY AUTHORITY, REPORHUNTER, C.E., 1941, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 41