Commissioner Creek prospect (Record #522) past producer of asbestos in Macon county, NC

Commissioner Creek prospect

past producer of asbestos in Macon county, NC

Geologic information

Name of site	Commissioner Creek prospect
Development	past producer
State	NC
County	Macon
Geographic location:	-83.402, 35.01
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Fibrous mineral	anthophyllite asbestos
Associated minerals	tremolite olivine chlorite talc serpentine magnesite magnetite limonite
Host rock types	peridotite
Geologic map unit	-83.402, 35.01
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Hunter, C.E., 1941, Forsterite olivine deposits of North Carolina and Georgia: North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Mineral Resources, Bulletin No. 41, 117 p.

Conrad, S.G., Wilson, W.F., Allen, E.P., and Wright, T.J., 1963, Anthophyllite asbestos in North Carolina: North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, Division of Mineral Resources, Bulletin No. 77, 61 p., 7 plates.