C.W. Allen prospect (Cane River mine) (Record #554) past producer of asbestos in Yancey county, NC

C.W. Allen prospect (Cane River mine)

past producer of asbestos in Yancey county, NC

Geologic information

Name of site	C.W. Allen prospect (Cane River mine)
Development	past producer
State	NC
County	Yancey
Geographic location:	-82.373, 35.894
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Fibrous mineral	anthophyllite asbestos
Associated minerals	olivine serpentine chlorite
Host rock types	dunite
Geologic map unit	-82.373, 35.894
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Reference information

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.