Bald Knob Deposit (Primary Ore Body; Crouse Knob Deposit), Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina, USA
KellyiteBald Knob Deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina, USA
Photo: 2008, JGW Latitude: 36°33'0"N
Longitude: 81°5'45"W
A manganese mine located 2½ miles East of Sparta.
References
Econ Geol (1992) 87:2023-2040
Rocks & Min.: 21:357
Rocks & Min.: 60:130-135
Peacor, D. et al. (1974)
- Simmons,W.B. et al. (1981): Manganese Minerals of Bald Knob, North Carolina. Mineralogical Record 12, 167-171.
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