Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
TertiaryTungsten
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsSoapstone
Other materialsScheelite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10102239
MRDS IDK000025
Alternate namesLaurel Creek Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.91815, -82.62792
References
BENTZEN, E.H., 1971, SOAPSTONE IN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: MINERALS RESEARCH LAB., NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV., JULY PROGRESS REPT., 18 P.WIENER, L.S., AND BENTZEN, E.H., 1972, SCHEELITE DISCOVERED IN CERTAIN SOAPSTONE DEPOSITS IN THE BLUE RIDGE OF MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (ABS.): GEOL. SOC. AMERICA ABS. WITH PROGRAMS, V. 4, NO. 2, P. 114BENTZEN AND WIENER, 1972, SCHEELITE DISCOVERED IN CERTAIN SOAPSTONE DEPOSITS IN THE BLUE RIDGE OF MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: MINERAL RESOURCES LABORATORY, MARCH 1972 PROGRESS REPORT.1971 RECON NC DEPT CONS & DE