North Carolina · Madison County
Occurrence

Unnamed Talc Occurrence

Madison County, North Carolina, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Commodities
TertiaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlRock Type
Materials
Ore mineralsTalc
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Bio Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
Tectonic settingBlue Ridge
AlterationMetamorphic Alteration Of Mafic Rock
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10026476
MRDS IDK005118
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.79316, -82.59042
References
MERSCHAT, C. E., IN PROGRESS 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP AND MINERAL RESOURCES SUMMARY OF THE MARS HILL QUADRANGLE; NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. NAT. AND ECON. RESOURCES, MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. GM 191-SE AND MRS 191-SE