Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Geology
Host rockMetavolcanic Rock
StructureVirginia Syncline Axis Trends Ne
AlterationPyrophyllitic, Sericitic, Silicic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1958-1961
First production1958
Last production1961
Identification
Deposit ID10105545
MRDS IDW007492
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.97259, -79.23976
References
ALLEN AND WILSON, 1968HUME, J. J., CARTHAGE, N. C., 1958, ORAL COMMUNICATION - HUME IS PROSPECTOR FOR CAROLINA P. CO. NO OTHER INFORMATION AVAILABLE.ALLEN, E.P. AND WILSON, W.F., 1968, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 81, P. 48.HUME, J.J., 1958, ORAL COMM.