North Carolina · Caldwell County
Occurrence

Unnamed Asbestos Prospect

Caldwell County, North Carolina, United States
NickelTungstenAsbestosChromium
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Tungsten, Asbestos, Chromium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLINEAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAsbestos, Dunite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Gneiss And Schist Of Uncertain Age
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock · Ultramafic Intrusive Of Uncertain Age
StructureNortheastward Strike Of Foliation And Of The Brevard Fault Zone
Tectonic settingNear West Side Of Inner Piedmont
AlterationWeathering
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10093769
MRDS IDW027133
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.89342, -81.68872
References
CLARK, J. W., 1966 , ORAL COMMUN.REED, J. C., JR., 1964 , GEOLOGY OF THE LENOIR QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ - 242PROSPECT IN COLLETTSVILLE TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,0001966 GEOCHEM J. WHITLOW, ELEMENT CONTEN