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Masons Branch (Mason Branch; Mason Mountain Rhodolite Mine), Macon Co., North Carolina, USA

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Deposit:: HIDDEN, W.E., AND PRATT, J.H., 1898, ON THE ASSOCIATED MINERALS OF RHODOLITE: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, 4TH SERIES, V. 6, P. 463-468.
Deposit:: KEMP, J.F., 1902, THE GEOLOGIC RELATIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF PLATINUM AND ASSOCIATED METALS:





Mineral List:
  		•  Almandine
    Fe
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [U.S Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System:U.S Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia]
  		•  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]
  		•  Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  'Monazite'
    Reference: [U.S Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System:U.S Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S Geological Survey,2005,Mineral Resources Data System:U.S Geological Survey,Reston,Virginia]
  		•  Pyrope
    Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
  		•  Pyrope
    var: Rhodolite
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Masons Branch (Mason Branch; Mason Mountain Rhodolite Mine), Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © Charles Creekmur
  		•  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]


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