Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
SecondaryClay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENSES TO IRREGULAR
Ore controlPalmetto-Oasis Thrust Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsSteatite, Talc
GangueCalcite
Other materialsChlorite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Reed Dolomite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite · Sylvania Pluton
StructurePalmetto-Oasis Thrust Fault
AlterationChloritization Of Quartz Monzonite Near Contact
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1927
Identification
Deposit ID10046859
MRDS IDM242078
Alternate namesSierra Talc Mine In Part
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.44467, -117.77759
References
NBMG, BULL. 78, P. 63-64, 71.PAPKE, K.G., 1975, NBMG BULL 84, P. 24-25.PAPKE, K.G., 1975, P. 24-25