Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeHot Spring
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlFault-Controlled Hyrothermal-Epithermal Activity
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
StructureFoliation And Fold Axes Strike Northeast, Foliation Dips Steeply Northwest, Robbins Fault
AlterationAdvanced Argillic Alteration Of Felsic Volcanic Rock By The Action Of Hot Springs And/Or Fumaroles.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1919
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10026359
MRDS IDK004761
Alternate namesStandard Mineral Company
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.41649, -79.6131
References
CONLEY, J. F., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL. BULL. 76, 40 P.SPENCE, WILLIAM H., 1975; A MODEL FOR THE ORIGIN OF THE PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT (ABS.): GEOL. SOC. AMERICA ABS. WITH PROGRAMS, V. 7, NO. 4, P. 536 - 537.STUCKEY, J. L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 80, 38P.STUCKEY, J. L., 1967, NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 80, 38P.