Soapstone Branch prospect (Record #562) occurrence of asbestos in Mitchell county, NC

Soapstone Branch prospect

occurrence of asbestos in Mitchell county, NC

Geologic information

Name of site	Soapstone Branch prospect
Development	occurrence
State	NC
County	Mitchell
Geographic location:	-82.06, 36.025
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Fibrous mineral	anthophyllite asbestos
Associated minerals	talc serpentine olivine chlorite tremolite and/or actinolite chromite
Host rock types	peridotite, dunite
Geologic map unit	-82.06, 36.025
Nearby scientific data	Find additional scientific data near this location

Reference information

Brobst, D.A., 1962, Geology of the Spruce Pine district, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties, North Carolina: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1122-A, 26 p., 1 plate, scale 1:24,000.

[http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/b1122A]

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.