Prather property (Record #410) past prospect of asbestos in Tallapoosa county, AL

Prather property

past prospect of asbestos in Tallapoosa county, AL

Geologic information

Name of site	Prather property
Development	past prospect
State	AL
County	Tallapoosa
Geographic location:	-85.649, 32.926
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Fibrous mineral	anthophyllite asbestos
Associated minerals	talc enstatite hypersthene corundum pyroxenes
Host rock types	pyroxenite, amphibolite, biotite gneiss, hornblende diorite, mica schist
Geologic map unit	-85.649, 32.926
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Neathery, T.L., LeVan, H.P., Ahrenholz, H.W., and O'Neill, J.F., 1967, Talc and asbestos at Dadeville, Ala.: U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 7045, 57 p.

Neathery, T.L., 1968, Talc and anthophyllite asbestos deposits in Tallapoosa and Chambers Counties, Alabama: Geological Survey of Alabama Bulletin 90, 98 p.