Talc and Anthophyllite Asbestos Deposits in Tallapoosa and Chambers Counties, Alabama (1968)

Bulletin 90 of the Geological Survey of Alabama, by Thornton L. Neathery, transmitted in June 1968. It appraises talc and anthophyllite asbestos deposits around Dadeville in Tallapoosa and Chambers Counties. It covers the area's geology, the cross-fiber, slip-fiber and mass-fiber forms of anthophyllite, individual properties, prospecting and small-scale mining by firms such as the Powhattan Mining Co., mining methods and reserves. It estimates about 8 million tons of talc and notes anthophyllite's use in acid resistant filters, asbestos cement and insulation. The copy is plaintiffs' exhibit WCD-35.