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Cages Mtn Sillimanite Deposit, Caldwell Co., North Carolina, USA

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REF:Deposit:: REF:ESPENSHADE AND POTTER,1960,USGS PROF PAPER 336,P 106
Deposit:: REF: HASH & VAN HORN, 1951, N. C. GEOL BULL #61, P 10-13, 45
Commodities (Major) - Kyanite
Development Status: Occurrence





 Map Reference: 35°49'39"N , 81°32'12"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Alum Group'
    XAl(SO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Hash and Van Horn,1951,Sillimanite Deposits of North Carolina,NCGS Bulletin #61]
  		•  Baryte
    BaSO
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/ Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Bureau of Mines /Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Bureau of Mines /Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U.S. Bureau of Mines - Sept - 1995]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]


    9 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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