unnamed prospect (Record #435) past prospect of asbestos in Carroll county, GA

unnamed prospect

past prospect of asbestos in Carroll county, GA

Geologic information

Name of site	unnamed prospect
Development	past prospect
State	GA
County	Carroll
Geographic location:	-84.917, 33.735
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Fibrous mineral	anthophyllite asbestos
Associated minerals	antigorite chlorite enstatite talc
Host rock types	metaperidotite
Geologic map unit	-84.917, 33.735
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Hopkins, O.B., 1914, A report on the asbestos, talc and soapstone deposits of Georgia: Geological Survey of Georgia Bulletin No. 29, 319 p.

Pate, M.L., 1980, Gold, pyrite and asbestos deposits of the Villa Rica mining district, west-central Georgia--A preliminary report: Georgia Geologic Survey Open-File Report 81-3, 24 p.