Commodities
PrimaryCorundum, Asbestos
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formLENS
Materials
Ore mineralsAsbestos, Corundum
Geology
Host rockSchist
Associated rockPegmatite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Identification
Deposit ID10026101
MRDS IDK002569
Alternate namesWhitewater Corundum Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.05178, -83.05487
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