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Franklin Co., North Carolina, USA

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Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    var: Smaragdite
    Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com]
  		•  'Asbestos'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Beryl
    Be
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [J. Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Corundum
    var: Ruby
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines,Spatial Data Extracted from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(MAS/MILS)CD-Rom,Sep,1995]
  		•  Corundum
    var: Sapphire
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines,Spatial Data Extacted from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(MAS/MILS)CD-Rom,Sep,1995.]
    Site Photo
    Franklin Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Diamond
    C
    Reference: [Dana 6: 6, 1076; Rocks & Min.: 60:75.]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Dana 6: 6, 1076; Rocks & Min.: 60:75.]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Kaolinite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [USGS Prof Paper 610 "Principal Gold Producing Districts of the United States"]
  		•  'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies, NCGS]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  'Perthite'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Amethyst
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Staurolite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg,Zn)
     
    1.5-2
    		Al
     
    9
    		[O
     
    6
    		|(OH,O)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [J.Robert Butler,1984, Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    AD
     
    3
    		G
     
    6
    		(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		[T
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]Y
     
    3
    		Z
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]


    24 entries listed. 14 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • North Carolina
      • Franklin Co.
        • Franklinton

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