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Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA

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Mineral List:
  		•  Actinolite
    ☐Ca
     
    2
    		(Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    5
    		(Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		)(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Albite
    var: Andesine
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Albite
    var: Oligoclase
    (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Anorthite
    var: Bytownite
    (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Anthophyllite
    ☐[Mg
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  'Apatite'
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  'Asbestos'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Biotite
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  'Chrysolite'
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Chrysotile
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Clinozoisite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    3
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Corundum
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:54.]
    Site Photo
    Corundum Hill Mine, Franklin, Ellijay District, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Corundum
    var: Ruby
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Corundum
    var: Sapphire
    Al
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Cummingtonite
    [ ][Mg
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  'Deweylite'
    Mg
     
    4
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		·6H
     
    2
    		O ?
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Diaspore
    AlO(OH)
    Reference: [Dana 7:I:678 & 694.]
  		•  Diopside
    CaMg[Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		]
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  'Emery'
    Reference: [Gerald M.Friedman,Sept 27,1951,Study Of Hoegbomite]
  		•  Enstatite
    Mg
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Grossular
    Ca
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Halloysite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineral Data Publishing, 2001, Version 1.2]
  		•  Halloysite-7Å
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Clays and Clay Minerals,39 and 113, 1991]
  		•  Högbomite
    (Mg,Fe)
     
    2
    		(Al,Ti)
     
    5
    		O
     
    10
    Reference: [Mineral Data Publishing , Version # 1, 2001 -2005]
  		•  'Hornblende'
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Hydrobiotite
    Reference: [Genth,F.A,1891,The Minerals of North Carolina]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  'K Feldspar'
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Kyanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Lucasite-(Ce)
    CeTi
     
    2
    		(O,OH)
     
    6
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Magnetite
    var: Titaniferous Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		(Fe
    3+
     
    		,Ti)
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Gerald M.Friedman,Sept 27,1951,Study Of Hoegbomite]
  		•  Margarite
    CaAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Muscovite
    KAl
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © Carlos Medina
  		•  Népouite
    (Ni,Mg)
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Genth,F.A,1891,The Minerals of North Carolina,pg63 and pg.103]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Opal
    var: Opal-AN
    SiO
     
    2
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Preiswerkite
    NaMg
     
    2
    		Al[(OH)
     
    2
    		|Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [Genth F.A,1891,The Minerals of North Carolina,pg.66 and 103]
  		•  Pyrope
    Mg
     
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Pyrope
    var: Rhodolite
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
    Site Photo
    Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Quartz
    var: Smoky Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
  		•  Rutile
    TiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
    Site Photo
    Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  'Scapolite'
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  Sillimanite
    Al
     
    2
    		[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
    Site Photo
    Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2003 Rex Biggers
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Dana 7:I:678 & 694.]
  		•  Spinel
    var: Pleonaste
    Reference: [Gerald M.Friedman,Sept 27,1951,Study Of Hoegbomite]
  		•  Staurolite
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg,Zn)
     
    1.5-2
    		Al
     
    9
    		[O
     
    6
    		|(OH,O)
     
    2
    		|(SiO
     
    4
    		)
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Absher and McSween H.Y Jr, 1986, Winding Stair Gap granulite]
  		•  'Tourmaline'
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077.]
  		•  Vermiculite
    (Mg,Fe,Al)
     
    3
    		(Al,Si)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·4H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]


    59 entries listed. 32 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • North Carolina
      • Macon Co.
        • Cowee Valley
            • Ellijay
              • Corundum Hill

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