North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

C. W. Allen Prospect

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
AlterationSerpentinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1919
Identification
Deposit ID10026087
MRDS IDK002550
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.90203, -82.06928
References
CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61PCONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 77.