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Democrat Olivine Deposit (Democrat Chromite Prospect; T Mine; Democrat Chromite Placer Deposit; ITS; Ivy River-Democrat Chromite Deposit), Canton-Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USAi
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Democrat Olivine Deposit (Democrat Chromite Prospect; T Mine; Democrat Chromite Placer Deposit; ITS; Ivy River-Democrat Chromite Deposit)Deposit
Canton-Democrat- not defined -
Buncombe CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 47' 9'' North , 82° 29' 53'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mars Hill2,256 (2017)6.5km
Weaverville3,936 (2017)11.4km
Marshall876 (2017)16.8km
Woodfin6,349 (2017)18.6km
Asheville88,512 (2017)21.2km
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ClubLocationDistance
Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (MAGMA)Asheville, North Carolina21km
Southern Appalachian Mineral SocietyAsheville, North Carolina21km
Mindat Locality ID:
100109
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100109:2
GUID (UUID V4):
f61ec978-8788-456f-8a16-9cf57d7cf2f1


REF:Analytical Data:: LIPIN, 1984; HUNTER AND MURDOCK, 1942
Deposit:: HUNTER, C.E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA: NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 41, P. 61-63.
Deposit:: LARRABEE, D.M., AND SWEENEY,
Deposit:: CHARLES E HUNTER ET AL 1942 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF
Deposit:: CONSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 42 CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF
Deposit:: CAROLINA PP 1-2, 4-7, 24-26, 33-35 & PL 2, 16-17, 19
Commodities (Major) - Feldspar; (Minor) - Olivine, Nickel, Chromium; (Trace) - PGE - Rhodium, Talc-Soapstone, PGE - Platinum, PGE - Palladium
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 16: Podiform chromite (major)
Host Rock Unit: Tallulah Falls Formation
Structure: Fractures And Joints, East Of Brevard Fault Zone
Host Rock: Pegmatite, Dunite
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge Province

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4 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
CrChromium
Crβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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