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Ned Wilson Branch, Mason Mountain, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA

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REF:Deposit:: KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 193, P. 59.
Deposit:: HIDDEN, W.E., 1898, SPERRYLITE IN NORTH CAROLINA: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, 4TH SERIES, V.
Commodities (Major) - Abrasive - Garnet; (Minor) - Gold; (Trace) - Arsenic, PGE - Platinum, Copper, Zinc, Lead
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 119: Placer Au-PGE
Host Rock Unit: Coweeta Group, Mullen Creek Complex
Host Rock: Gravel
Tectonic Structure: Appalachian Blue Ridge Province





 Map Reference: 35°16'9"N , 83°21'51"W

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Mineral List:
  		•  Anthophyllite
    ☐[Mg
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Fred Baker, 1961, U.S Geological Survey Professional Paper 424-C p. 336-338]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Fred Baker, 1961, U.S Geological Survey Professional Paper 424-C p. 336-338]
  		•  Cordierite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		Al
     
    4
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Enstatite
    var: Bronzite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Hypersthene
    (Fe,Mg)SiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Fred Baker, 1961, U.S Geological Survey Professional Paper 424-C p. 336-338]
  		•  'Monazite'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Pyrope
    var: Rhodolite
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Sperrylite
    PtAs
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Zircon
    Zr[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]


    12 entries listed. 7 valid minerals.

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