Commodities
PrimaryGraphite
Commodity typeN
Materials
Other materialsFeldspar, Garnet, Graphite, Hornblende, Mica, Pyrite, Quartz, Sillimanite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Discovery year1865
Identification
Deposit ID10111621
MRDS IDW029523
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates33.31125, -85.82076
References
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