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Freeman Mine, Tuxedo, Henderson Co., North Carolina, USA

Zircon
Freeman Mine, Tuxedo, Henderson Co., North Carolina, USA

Photo: 2001 John H. Betts
Latitude: 35°14'30"N
Longitude: 82°24'59"W
Ref.: Rocks & Min.:60:90; Dana 6:485. A zirconium mine located 0.5 miles West of Tuxedo near Green River, South side of Blue Ridge on state route 1118. The presence of the mine affected local place names - the Tuxedo Station was called Zirconia.
Deposit:: PRATT, J.H., 1916, ZIRCON, MONAZITE, AND OTHER MINERALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS EMPLOYED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF LIGHTING APPARATUS: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AND ECON. SURVEY BULL. 25, 120 P.
Deposit:: OLSON, J.C., 1952,

Mineral List

'Allanite'
Anatase
'Apatite'
Epidote
'Garnet'
Kaolinite
Microcline
'Monazite'
Muscovite
Polycrase-(Y)
Quartz
'Serpentine Group'
'Stilbite'
Thorite
var: Auerlite
Titanite
Vermiculite
Xenotime-(Y)
Zircon
var: Cyrtolite


20 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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