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Jones Tin Mine, Kings Mountain Mining District, Gaston County, North Carolina, USAi
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Jones Tin MineMine
Kings Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
Gaston CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 19' 40'' North , 81° 18' 57'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tryon1,721 (2017)1.5km
Bessemer City5,548 (2017)5.6km
Cherryville5,974 (2017)8.1km
Kings Mountain10,760 (2017)9.5km
Waco318 (2017)10.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters ClubGastonia, North Carolina14km
Charlotte Gem & Mineral ClubCharlotte, North Carolina44km
The Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral ClubHickory, North Carolina45km
Mindat Locality ID:
100742
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100742:1
GUID (UUID V4):
1a21155d-f460-407c-90ea-9f46465b661d


REF:Deposit:: KESLER, T. L., 1942, THE TIN - SPODUMENE BELT OF THE CAROLINAS, USGS BULL. 936 J, TABLE 18, P. 245 TO 269
Deposit:: MINE LOCATED IN BESSEMER CITY TOPO QUAD AT 1: 24,000
Deposit:: 1942 RECON KESLER, MINE DESCRIPTION
Production:: KESLER, 1942
Commodities (Major) - Tin, Lithium; (Trace) - Feldspar, Quartz
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Cherryville Quartz Monzonite
Structure: Possible Shear System
Host Rock: Pegmatite

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3 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'K Feldspar'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

LiLithium
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2

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