Mine detail: C. W. Allen Prospect

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Location

Lat / long:

35.90203, -82.06928

Resource(N)

Primary:

Asbestos

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	1919

Geology

Host type:	Gneiss
Tectonic:	Folded Blue Ridge
Alteration processes:	Serpentinization

References

MRDS	K002550
DEP	10026087
Reference	{Deposit:: CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P}{Production:: CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS, 1963, N.C. DIV. MIN. RES. BULL. 77.}
Reporter	Fagan, James M.