Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Model154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPOD/LENS
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
GangueChloritoid, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockArgillite
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Felsic Volcanic Rock
StructureFoliation And Fold Axes Strike Northeast, Foliation Dips Steeply Northwest, Glendon Fault
Tectonic settingEugeosyncline
AlterationKaolinitic Clays Formed From Felsic Volcanic Rock By The Action Of Hot Springs And/Or Fumaroles.
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1840
Discovery year1840
Identification
Deposit ID10106857
MRDS IDK004760
Alternate namesGlendon Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.50343, -79.42309
References
CONLEY, J. F., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 76, 40P.SPENCE, WILLIAM H., 1975, A MODEL FOR THE ORIGIN OF THE PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT (ABS.): GEOL. SOC. AMERICA ABS. WITH PROGRAMS, V. 7, NO. 4, P. 536 - 537.STUCKEY, J. L., 1967, PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 80, 38P.STUCKEY, J. L., 1967, N. C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 80.CALCULATED FROM DATA OF STUCKEY BASED ON SITE OBSERVATIONS OF T.L. KLEIN