Brown Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Brown Mine | Mine |
| Robbins Mining District | Mining District |
| Moore County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 25' 19'' North , 79° 37' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Robbins | 1,184 (2017) | 3.6km |
| Dover | 430 (2010) | 9.3km |
| Star | 874 (2017) | 14.7km |
| Biscoe | 1,690 (2017) | 15.8km |
| Seven Lakes | 4,888 (2011) | 16.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
101885
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:101885:4
GUID (UUID V4):
56d8e4a4-ff61-4a34-b1f7-4988991377c3
REF:Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, USGS OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-152
Deposit:: POWERS, J. AND KLEIN, T.L. USGS SITE VISIT
Deposit:: CARPENTER, III, P. ALBERT, 1976, NC DEPT OF NAT AND ECON
Deposit:: RESOURCES BULL 84, PP. 91-92.
Deposit:: CONLEY, JAMES F, 1962, NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 76, P 25
Deposit:: BRYSON, HERMAN J, 1936, NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 38, P 6
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Host Rock Unit: Uwharrie Formation
Structure: Ne-Trending Folds Overturned To The Nw, Along The Contact Between Felsic Tuffs And A Massive Rhyolite Flow. Bedding Is N 10 E Dipping 10 Deg Nw And Cleavage Is N 17-35 E And Dipping 40-60 Nw.
Host Rock: Tuff
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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