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Socrates Corundum Mine (Socrates Asbestos prospect), Lake Toxaway, Transylvania Co., North Carolina, USA

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Detailed Mineral List:

Anthophyllite
Formula:	☐{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Reference:	(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina; North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report







'Asbestos'
Reference:	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.








'Chlorite Group'
Reference:	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.








Chromite
Formula:	Fe(Cr,Al,Fe)₂O₄
Reference:	(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina; North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report







Corundum
Formula:	Al₂O₃
Reference:	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.







Limonite
Formula:	FeO(OH) · nH₂O
Reference:	(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina; North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report







Magnesite
Formula:	MgCO₃
Reference:	(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina; North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report







Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Reference:	(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina; North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report







'Olivine'
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂SiO₄
Reference:	(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina; North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report







'Serpentine Group'
Formula:	D₂[Si₂O₅](OH)4 + or - nH₂O
Reference:	(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina; North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report







Talc
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Reference:	(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina; North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report







Tremolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Reference:	U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.

12 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

References

PRATT, J.H., AND LEWIS, J.V. (1905), CORUNDUM AND THE PERIDOTITES OF W(ESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA.

CONRAD, S.G., AND OTHERS (1963), ANTHOPHYLLITE ASBESTOS IN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 77, 61P.

North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summary Report (2006), Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina.

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