| Deposit ID | 10025088 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000028 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Edwards #3 Soapstone Mine |
| Related records | 10248819 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.62542, 35.91731 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Madison(county)
North Carolina(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
White Rock(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Asheville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Knoxville(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper French Broad(hydrologic unit)
French Broad-Holston(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Tennessee(hydrologic subregion)
Tennessee(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Madison |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Primary |
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Soapstone | Ore |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| (1) | -82.62542, 35.91731 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Madison County Soapstone District |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | James Stewart |
| Home office | Asheville, Nc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000028 |
BENTZEN, E.H., 1971, SOAPSTONE IN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: MINERALS RESEARCH LAB., NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV., JULY PROGRESS REPT., 18 P.
WIENER, L.S., AND BENTZEN, E.H., 1972, SCHEELITE DISCOVERED IN CERTAIN SOAPSTONE DEPOSITS IN THE BLUE RIDGE OF MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA (ABS.): GEOL. SOC. AMERICA ABS. WITH PROGRAMS, V. 4, NO. 2, P. 114
1971 RECON NC DEPT CONS & DEV
N C MINERALS RESEARCH LAB MARCH 1972 PROGRESS REPORT
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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