Commodities
TertiaryTalc-Soapstone, Lead, Silver, Gold, Marble, Dimension
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractures
Geology
Host rockMarble
Associated rockDiorite · Metadiorite; Precambrian; Dark-Green, Locally Porphyritic, Pyroxenite And Amphibolite. Van Horn (1948, P. 15) Terms These Rocks Metadiorite Because He Considers Them To Be Metamorphosed Diorites That Have Lost Their Feldspar And Quartz Through Metamorphism
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts Defining A Major Syncline
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1985
Identification
Deposit ID10026140
MRDS IDK002621
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.10205, -84.02601
References
KERR, W.C., AND HANNA, G.B., 1887, ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: CHAPT. 2, VOL. 2, GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA.VAN HORN, E.C., 1948, TALC DEPOSITS OF THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT (NORTH CAROLINA): NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 56, 54 P.POWER, W.R., AND FORREST, J.T., 1973, STRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOGEOGRAPHY IN THE MURPHY MARBLE BELT: AM. JOUR. SCI., V. 273, P. 698-711.1887 COMPILE KERR & HANNA, GEOL. OF N.C., 2ND VOL.1948 OTHER VAN HORN, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES., BULL. 561973 OTHER POWER & FORREST, AM. JOUR. SCI., PAPER