| Deposit ID | 10102245 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | K000077 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | R. Franklin Soapstone Mine |
| Related records | 10126804 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -82.69069, 35.92203 (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)
Federal lands
Croatan National Forest(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 | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Soapstone | Ore |
| (1) | -82.69069, 35.92203 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| 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 | K000077 |
BENTZEN, E.H., 1971, SOAPSTONE IN MADISON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: MINERALS RESEARCH LAB., NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIV., JULY PROGRESS REPT., 18 P
1971 RECON NC DEPT CONS & DE
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1972 | Fagan, James M. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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