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Franklin, Ellijay District, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA

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3. Ruby and Sapphire Hunting in Franklin, North Carolina by Frank Festa


Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Actinolite
Aegirine
Albite
var: Andesine

var: Oligoclase
'Albite-Anorthite Series'
'Allanite'
Almandine
Ankerite
Anorthite
var: Bytownite

Anthophyllite
'Apatite'
Arfvedsonite
Augite
'Biotite'
Calcite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
'Chrysolite'
Chrysotile
Clinochlore
var: Pennine
Clinozoisite
Corundum
var: Ruby
var: Sapphire
Cummingtonite
'Deweylite'
Diaspore
Diopside
'Emery'
Enstatite
Ferro-hornblende
Ferrosilite
'Garnet'
Grossular
'Halloysite'
Halloysite-7Å
Hematite
Hercynite
'Högbomite'
'Hornblende'
Hydrobiotite
'Hypersthene'
Ilmenite
Jadeite
'K Feldspar'
Kyanite
Lucasite-(Ce)
Magnesiohögbomite-2N3S
Magnetite
var: Titaniferous Magnetite
Margarite
'Monazite'
Muscovite
Népouite
Opal
var: Opal-AN

Pentlandite
Preiswerkite
Pyrite
Pyrope
Quartz
var: Chalcedony
Rutile
'Scapolite'
'Serpentine Group'
Sillimanite
Spessartine
Spinel
var: Pleonaste
Staurolite
Talc
Titanite
'Tourmaline'
Tremolite
Tschermakite
Vermiculite
Wollastonite
'Xenotime'
Zircon


81 entries listed. 51 valid minerals.

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