Description
Biltmore Talc Company
Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFracture Zone; Bedding
Geology
Host rockMarble
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 yearsW.W.I
First production1914
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10026146
MRDS IDK002630
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.16011, -83.94768
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., PAPERVAN HORN, E.C., 1948, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 56