A geologic map and a bulletin describing the geology and mineral deposits of Gillespie County, Texas, is being prepared. Awaiting completion of this map and bulletin, abbreviated mimeographed circulars describing the more important mineral deposits are being issued.

The field work for a map of the area, using aerial photographs for a base, was completed prior to the detailed mapping of soapstone recorded here. The scale of the photographs was too small to permit recording of all the small soapstone deposits. The Work Projects Administration unit (W.P. 18926), inaugurated to investigate the gypsum of Gillespie County, was transferred, when the gypsum project was finished, to work on soapstone. The unit was used to dig trenches and to furnish a rodman for making a detailed map of the area under the supervision of the junior author.

Soapstone is found in pre-Cambrian rocks over much of the Central Mineral region of Texas. The deposits with the greatest economic possibilities, however, are located mostly in northeastern Gillespie County. The southern end of the soapstone area is 24 miles from Fredericksburg and 9 miles from Willow City. The nearest railroad is at Marble Falls in Burnet County, a distance of 27.3 miles by the most direct but least improved route. The distance by road via Round Mountain is 30 miles, of which 10.5 miles are paved. The soapstone deposits examined are located on the Nolen Althaus, Alfred Davis, and V.O. Davis properties.