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,
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Map Reference: 35°14'30"N , 82°24'59"W
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