North Carolina · Yancey County
Past Producer

Sam Grindstaff Asbestos Mine

Yancey County, North Carolina, United States
Asbestos
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Commodities
PrimaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENS/POD
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Associated rockPegmatite
StructureA Small Pegmatite Stringer That Is Offset About One Foot Indicates Some Faulting Along The Contact.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10026096
MRDS IDK002563
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.96537, -82.21652
References
CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P