Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Zones; Residuum; Bedding
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Marble
Associated rockDiorite · Metadiorite, Dark-Green, Locally Porphyritic, Pyroxenite & Amphibolite. Van Horn ( 1948 , P. 15 ) Terms These Rocks Metadiorite Because He Considers Them To Be Metamorphosed Diorites That Have Lost Their Feldspar & Quartz Through Metamorphism
StructureNortheast-Trending Strike Belts Defining A Major Syncline
Tectonic settingGeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880'S; 1940'S
First production1884
Identification
Deposit ID10026142
MRDS IDK002625
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.12705, -83.99712
References
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. 698-711.1948 OTHER VAN HORN, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES., BULL. 561973 OTHER POWER AND FORREST, AM. JOUR. SCI., PAPERTVA OPEN-FILE REPORT, 1944. VAN HORN, 1948.