Old Cardinal Gem Mine, Franklinton, Franklin County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Old Cardinal Gem Mine | Mine |
Franklinton | Town |
Franklin County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 5' 59'' North , 78° 28' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Franklinton | 2,135 (2017) | 0.8km |
Youngsville | 1,217 (2017) | 8.4km |
Kittrell | 473 (2017) | 13.8km |
Wake Forest | 38,199 (2017) | 13.9km |
Louisburg | 3,553 (2017) | 14.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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North Carolina Fossil Club | Raleigh, North Carolina | 40km |
Tar Heel Gem & Mineral Club | Raleigh, North Carolina | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100698
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100698:1
GUID (UUID V4):
330608c6-e559-4b3c-8b1a-8d45bef183ad
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Commodities (Major) - Gemstone - Ruby, Gemstone - Sapphire
Development Status: Producer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Corundum Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby Formula: Al2O3 |
ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire Formula: Al2O3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Ruby | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
ⓘ | var. Sapphire | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
O | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Ruby | Al2O3 |
Al | ⓘ Corundum var. Sapphire | Al2O3 |
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