Commodities
PrimaryCorundum
TertiaryAsbestos
Commodity typeN
Materials
Ore mineralsAsbestos, Corundum
GangueChlorite, Tremolite
Geology
Tectonic settingFolded Blue Ridge
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1880'S
First production1895
Identification
Deposit ID10102341
MRDS IDK002565
Alternate namesSocrates Asbestos Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates35.10067, -83.01376
References
CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P.PRATT, J.H., AND LEWIS, J.V., 1905, CORUNDUM AND THE PERIDOTITES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY (REPT.) VOL. 1, 440P.1905 RECON PRATT AND LEWIS, REPORT1966 RECON CONRAD, REPORTPRATT AND LEWIS, 1905, P. 44.CONRAD, S.G., 1963, P. 32.