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Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [Bureau of Mines-1995]
  		•  Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Location System (Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  Andalusite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showimg Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Cassiterite
    SnO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Corundum
    var: Ruby
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Propst Farm, Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2002, Keith Wood
  		•  Corundum
    var: Sapphire
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Propst Farm, Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
     
  		•  Crandallite
    CaAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Description: Clubb Mountain is on the Gaston/Lincoln County line.
    Reference: [Espenshade,G.H and Potter,D.B.,1960,Kyanite,sillimanite,and andalusite deposits of the southeastern states,United States Geological Survey,Professional Paper 336,121 pgs.]
  		•  Diamond
    C
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Diaspore
    AlO(OH)
    Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)Cd-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [Bureau of Mines-1995]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Goyazite
    SrAl
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    5
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		] · H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines,Spatial Data Extracted from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-ROM,Sep,1995]
  		•  Graphite
    C
    Reference: [Genth, F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Description: A single small cleavage fragment found where the corundum horizon outcrops toward the east end of the property.
    Reference: []
  		•  Lazulite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)Al
     
    2
    		[OH|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Limonite
    FeO(OH)·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
    Site Photo
    Propst Farm, Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
     
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
    Site Photo
    Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 John H. Betts
  		•  'Perthite'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  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]
  		•  Pyrophyllite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
    © Karl Volkman
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Description: John S White, former curator of Minerals and Gemstones for the Smithsonian, said that this locality is the source of the finest amethyst cluster ever discovered in North America.
    Reference: [www.grandfather.com/museum/amethyst.htm]
    Site Photo
    Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
    © Danny Jones
  		•  Quartz
    var: Blue Quartz
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rutilated Quartz
    Reference: []
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina-W.F.Wilson and B.J Mckenzie-1980]
    Site Photo
    Reel Mine, Iron Station, Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
    © Rob Lavinsky
  		• Romanèchite
    (Ba,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    2
    		Mn
     
    5
    		O
     
    10
    Reference: [Genth,F,A.,1891,Minerals of North Carolina]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
    Site Photo
    Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
    © Danny Jones
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Spodumene
    LiAl[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Sulphur
    S
     
    8
    Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina, Geologic Survey]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America -Jay Ellis Ransom=1974]
  		•  Zunyite
    Al
     
    13
    		Si
     
    5
    		O
     
    20
    		(OH,F)
     
    18
    		Cl
    Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Mineral and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geological Survey]


    44 entries listed. 29 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • North Carolina
      • Lincoln Co.
        • Anderson Mountain District
        • Denver
        • Hulls Crossroads
        • Iron Station
        • North Carolina Tin Belt
        • Western Lincoln County

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