Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
SecondaryMica
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR, PIPELIKE
Ore controlNorth-Trending Fracture System
Materials
Ore mineralsPyrophyllite, Sericite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockRhyolite
Tectonic settingCentral Carolina Slate Belt
AlterationSilicic, Sericitic, Pyrophyllitic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1940
Identification
Deposit ID10069802
MRDS IDW007493
Alternate namesHolman's Mill Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.86176, -79.3967
References
BROADHURST, S. D., AND COUNCILL, R. J., 1953, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON HIGH ALUMINA MINERALS IN THE VOLCANIC - SLATE SERIES, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INF. CIRC. 10.ESPENSHADE, G. H., APR. 15, 1953, UNPUBLISHED FILE REPORT. SCHMIDT, R.G., 1985, SNOW CAMP PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSIT: IN P.G. FEISS ED. GEOLOGY OF VOLCANIC-HOSTED GOLD AND PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS FALL FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK.