Unnamed Tin Prospect Fl-137 (MRDS - 10078606), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Tin Prospect Fl-137 (MRDS - 10078606) | Prospect |
Kings Mountain | City |
Cleveland County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 13' 22'' North , 81° 21' 2'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Kings Mountain | 10,760 (2017) | 2.6km |
White Plains | 1,041 (2006) | 4.5km |
Bessemer City | 5,548 (2017) | 9.2km |
Grover | 701 (2017) | 10.5km |
South Gastonia | 5,312 (2017) | 13.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club | Gastonia, North Carolina | 15km |
Charlotte Gem & Mineral Club | Charlotte, North Carolina | 46km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100642
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100642:4
GUID (UUID V4):
baa9120d-dbcf-4b85-b423-4e88478f0a42
REF:Deposit:: KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
Deposit:: PROSPECT IN KINGS MT. TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000
Deposit:: 1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTION
Production:: KESLER, 1942
Commodities (Major) - Lithium, Tin; (Trace) - Feldspar, Mica, Quartz
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Cherryville Quartz Monzonite, Carolina Gneiss
Host Rock: Pegmatite
Tectonic Structure: Near Kings Mountain Fault System
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Spodumene Formula: LiAlSi2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Spodumene | 9.DA.30 | LiAlSi2O6 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Li | Lithium | |
Li | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Spodumene | LiAlSi2O6 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
USA
- Kings Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
- North Carolina
- ⭔Kings MountainCity
- ⭔Southeastern United StatesArea
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