North Carolina · Avery County
Past Producer

Burelson Asbestos Mine

Avery County, North Carolina, United States
AsbestosTalc-Soapstone
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
SecondaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formOVAL
Materials
Ore mineralsTalc
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1958-?
First production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10026088
MRDS IDK002551
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.06203, -81.95706
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.