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Hot Springs Barite District, Madison Co., North Carolina, USA
Mineralization is veins and lenses of baryte in breccia zones along two major faults in Snowbird formation of Precambrian (?) age and Max Patch granite of Precabrian age.A total of 5 mines yielded most of the baryte, but other prospects may prove valuable.
Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities| Baryte Calcite Chalcopyrite | Fluorite Galena Magnetite | Muscovite var: Sericite Pyrite Quartz | Romanèchite Silver Sphalerite |
13 entries listed. 11 valid minerals.
Localities in this Region
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References
Genth, Frederick Augustus (1891), The Minerals Of North Carolina, USGS Bulletin No. 74.
Stuckey, J. L. (1942), Baryte deosits in North Carolina, in Newhouse, W.H., et al, Ore deposits as related to structural features: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ: 104-108.
Oriel, S. S. (1950), Geology and mineral resources of the Hot Springs window, Madison County, North Carolina, North Carolina Division of Mineral Resources Bulletin 60: 48-52.
Brobst, D. A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bulletin 1072-B: 114 (Table 10).
Schneider, Stuart (2006), The World of Fluorescent Minerals: 79.
Stuckey, J. L. (1942), Baryte deosits in North Carolina, in Newhouse, W.H., et al, Ore deposits as related to structural features: Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ: 104-108.
Oriel, S. S. (1950), Geology and mineral resources of the Hot Springs window, Madison County, North Carolina, North Carolina Division of Mineral Resources Bulletin 60: 48-52.
Brobst, D. A. (1958), Barite Resources of the United States, USGS Bulletin 1072-B: 114 (Table 10).
Schneider, Stuart (2006), The World of Fluorescent Minerals: 79.
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