| Deposit ID | 10025113 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000068 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wolf Branch Soapstone Occurrence |
| Related records | 10151573 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.63153, 35.92009 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 719 |
| Relative position | 2.7 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF BIG LAUREL |
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)
Federal lands
Pisgah National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Croatan National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
National Forests in North Carolina(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | North Carolina | Madison |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Talc-Soapstone | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Soapstone | Ore |
| (1) | -82.63153, 35.92009 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Madison County Soapstone District |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | K000068 |
BENTZEN, E.H., 1971, SOAPSTONE IN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: MINERALS RESEARCH LAB., NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV., JULY PROGRESS REPT., 18 P
1971 RECON N.C. DEPT CONS. & DEV
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | FLOAT MATERIAL-OUTCROP NOT VISIBLE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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