Commodities
PrimaryCorundum
TertiaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLEN
Materials
Ore mineralsAsbestos, Corundum
Geology
Host rockGneiss
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1895
Identification
Deposit ID10026097
MRDS IDK002564
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.09928, -83.0182
References
CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P1963 RECON CONRAD, S. G., REPORCONRAD, S.G., 1963