Walnut Knob Mine, Ashe Co., North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Walnut Knob Mine | Mine |
| Ashe Co. | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° North , 81° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~17km
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Dana Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Albite-Anorthite Series' Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| β 'Feldspar Group' Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| β 'Feldspar Group var: ' Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Lesure, Frank G.,(1968) Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina :USGS Professional Paper 577 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'var: Perthite' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
| Group 61 - CYCLOSILICATES Six-Membered Rings | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Six-Membered Rings with [Si6O18] rings; possible (OH) and Al substitution | |||
| β | Beryl | 61.1.1.1 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings | |||
| Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers | |||
| β | Muscovite | 71.2.2a.1 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks | |||
| Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO2 with [4] coordinated Si | |||
| β | Quartz | 75.1.3.1 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc. | |||
| β | 'Albite-Anorthite Series' | - | |
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'var: Perthite' | - | |
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
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