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Acme Corundum Mine (Collins Mine), Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina, USA

REF:Deposit:: GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1958 , COMPILED BY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
Deposit:: LEWIS, J. V., 1896 , CORUNDUM AND THE BASIC MAGNESIAN ROCKS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL.
Commodities (Major) - Abrasive - Corundum; (Minor) - Feldspar; (Trace) - Vermiculite
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Hornblende Gneiss, Mica Gneiss
Host Rock: Mica Schist





Map Reference: 35°46'58"N , 80°55'17"W

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Corundum


1 entry listed. 1 valid mineral.

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