Black Bear Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Bear Hematitic Magnetite Prospect | Prospect |
| Walnut Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Carter County | County |
| Tennessee | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 16' 52'' North , 82° 1' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Roan Mountain | 1,360 (2011) | 10.4km |
| Beech Mountain | 320 (2017) | 14.3km |
| Elk Park | 442 (2017) | 14.3km |
| Hunter | 1,854 (2011) | 15.8km |
| Elizabethton | 13,772 (2017) | 18.5km |
Mindat Locality ID:
127727
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:127727:5
GUID (UUID V4):
18c8cce9-2e3a-418a-9943-68bb3f0084c7
2 miles west of Elk Mills.
REF:Deposit:: KING, P.B., AND FERGUSON, H.W., 1960, GEOLOGY OF NORTHEASTERNMOST TENNESSEE: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 311, 136P.
BAYLEY WS 1923 TN DIV GEOL BULL 29 P243.
Deposit:: BAYLEY, W.S., 1923, MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 2
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Trace) - Fluorine-Fluorite, Iron
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Helenmode Member-Erwin Formation, Sst
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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
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
| β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] References: |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Hematite var. Martite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | var. Martite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Hematite var. Martite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Great Smoky Mountains Rift BasinBasin
- SCAB DomainDomain
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