Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA

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Mineral List:

Actinolite ☐Ca   2 (Mg,Fe 2+   )   5 (Si   8 O   22 )(OH)   2 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Actinolite var: Byssolite Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Albite Na[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [MinRec 27:289-290] Albite var: Oligoclase (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si   2 O   8 ] Reference: [Clarence S.Ross,May 1937,Sphalerite from a pegmatite near Spure Pine,North Carolina,America Mineralogist,Vol.22,No.5] Hawk Mine, Hawk-Bakersville, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Rob Lavinsky Albite var: Sunstone Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] 'Albite-Anorthite Series' Reference: [C.W. Allen collection] 'Allanite' Reference: [Wilson,W.F and McKenzie,B.J,1978,Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina,Information Circular 24] Allanite-(Ce) {CaCe}{Al   2 Fe 2+   }[O|OH|SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] Reference: [National Museum of Wales - Harwood Mineral Collection] Almandine Fe 2+ 3 Al   2 [SiO   4 ]   3 Description: pegmatite, some pre-historic workings Reference: [C.W. Allen collection] Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Bruce T. Mitchell Alunite KAl   3 [(OH)   3 |SO   4 ]   2 Reference: [American Mineralogist Vol. 22 -1937, May] 'Amphibole Group' Reference: [J. Metamorphic Geol. 21:685–698 (2003)] Andradite Ca   3 Fe 3+ 2 [SiO   4 ]   3 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] 'Apatite' Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA   Apatite-(CaF) Ca   5 [F|(PO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [C. W. Allen collection] 'Asbestos' Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Autunite Ca(UO   2 )   2 (PO   4 )   2 ·11H   2 O Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Charles Creekmur Axinite-(Mn) Ca   2 Mn 2+   Al   2 [OH|BSi   4 O   15 ] Reference: [Mineral Data Publishing,Version #1, 2001-2005] 'Bauxite' Reference: [Mineral Commodity Files,Asheville Regional Office,North Carolina Geological Survey] Beryl Be   3 Al   2 Si   6 O   18 Reference: [No reference listed] Crabtree Mine (Emerald Mine), Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © E Harrington Beryl var: Aquamarine Be   3 Al   2 Si   6 O   18 Reference: [MinRec 27:289-290] Beryl var: Emerald Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:92.] Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Rob Lavinsky Beryl var: Heliodor Reference: [Michael Streeter,2003, A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains] Beryl var: Morganite Reference: [] β-Uranophane Ca(UO   2 )   2 [HSiO   4 ]   2 · 5H   2 O Reference: [rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/horn/uranophanebeta.pdf] Biotite Description: pegmatite, some pre-historic workings Reference: [C.W. Allen collection] Böhmite AlO(OH) Reference: [Mineral Commodity Files, Asheville Regional Office, North Carolina Geological Survey] Bornite Cu   5 FeS   4 Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] Calciosamarskite (TL) (Ca,Fe 3+   ,Y)   2 (Nb,Ta,Ti)   2 O   8 Type Locality: Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA Reference: [Mineral Magazine , 1999, Vol.63 , Page 27-36] Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © 2008, JGW Cassiterite SnO   2 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] 'Chabazite' Reference: [Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum] 'Chalcedony' Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] 'Chalcedony var: Agate' SiO   2 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Chalcopyrite CuFeS   2 Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] Chevkinite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Ca,Th)   4 (Fe 2+   ,Mg)(Fe 2+   ,Ti,Fe 3+   )   2 (Ti,Fe 3+   )   2 [O   4 |Si   2 O   7 ]   2 Reference: [http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/hom/chevkinitece.pdf.] 'Chlorite Group' Reference: [Clarence S.Ross,May 1937,Sphalerite from a pegmatite near Spure Pine,North Carolina,America Mineralogist,Vol.22,No.5] Chromite FeCr   2 O   4 Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Chrysocolla (Cu,Al)   2 H   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Seaman, 1976. Pegmatite Minerals of the World] 'Chrysolite' Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Churchite-(Y) YPO   4 ·2H   2 O Reference: [Genth,F.A,1891,The Minerals of North Carolina, pg 75 and pg 107] Clarkeite (TL) (Na,Ca,Pb)   2 U   2 (O,OH)   7 Type Locality: Deer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA Reference: [Ross, Henderson, and Posnjak (1931), American Mineralogist: 16: 213.; Arthur Roe and John S. White, Jr. (1976) A Catalog of the Type Specimens in the Mineral Collection, National Museum of Natural History ] Clinochlore var: Pennine Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] 'Clinopyroxene Subgroup' Reference: [J. Metamorphic Geol. 21:685–698 (2003)] Clinozoisite {Ca   2 }{Al   3 }[O|OH|SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] Reference: [MinRec 27:289-290] Clinozoisite var: Clinothulite Reference: [Pink Zoisite and Clinozoisite from Pegmatites of the Central and Southern Appalachians,Rocks and Minerals, July,2001] Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © 2007 Peter Cristofono Columbite (Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)   2 O   6 Habit: Not observed, massive Colour: black Fluorescence: none Description: See further under euxenite-Y. In the 1980's I was on a re-scraped portion of an old unpaved mine road access to this mine, and I found on the road a chunk of pegmatite about six inches across that had splotches and streaks of sub-metallic black columbite Reference: [Specimens in former Green's Mineral Museum and Shop; others.] Columbite-(Fe) FeNb   2 O   6 Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] Columbite-(Mn) (Mn,Fe)(Nb,Ta)   2 O   6 Reference: [EDS and XRD analysis of specimen in collection of Fred E Davis, collected by Ed McFarland in 1958] McKinney Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © 2007 FEDavis Corundum Al   2 O   3 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Corundum var: Ruby Al   2 O   3 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Corundum var: Sapphire Al   2 O   3 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Covellite CuS Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] 'Deweylite' Mg   4 Si   3 O   10 ·6H   2 O ? Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Diaspore AlO(OH) Reference: [Mineral Commodity Files, Asheville Regional Office, North Carolina Geological Survey] Diopside CaMg[Si   2 O   6 ] Reference: [J. Metamorphic Geol. 21:685–698 (2003)] Enstatite Mg   2 [SiO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Enstatite var: Bronzite (Mg,Fe 2+   )   2 [SiO   3 ]   2 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] 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.] Euxenite-(Y) (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)   2 O   6 Reference: [www.excaliburmineral.com] McKinney Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA   'Feldspar Group' Reference: [Michael Streeter,2003,A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains] 'Fergusonite' Reference: [Dana 6:1078.] Fluorite var: Chlorophane Reference: [] Fourmarierite PbU   4 O   13 ·4H   2 O Reference: [Jan H.Bernard and Jaroslav Hyrsl ,2004, Minerals and their Localities,pg 231] Fergusonite-(Y) YNbO   4 Reference: [rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/horn/fergusonitey.pdf] 'Gadolinite' ? Reference: [Kenny Gay - North Carolina Geological Survey] Gahnite ZnAl   2 O   4 Reference: [Rocks & Min.:60:85 (see also Dana 7:I:695).] Galena PbS Reference: [Clarence S.Ross,May 1937,Sphalerite from a pegmatite near Spure Pine,North Carolina,America Mineralogist,Vol.22,No.5] 'Garnet Group' X   3 Z   2 (TO   4 )   3 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V) Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Gedrite ☐[Mg   2 ][Mg   3 Al   2 ][(OH)   2 |Al   2 Si   6 O   22 ] Description: I.D Confirmation by Appalachian State University,Boone, North Carolina Reference: [Self Collected Bruce Osborne] Gibbsite Al(OH)   3 Reference: [Mineral Commodity Files, Asheville Regional Office, North Carolina Geological Survey] Goethite α-Fe 3+   O(OH) Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Graphite C Reference: [Dana 6:1078.] Greenockite CdS Reference: [www.excaliburmineral.com/mind-j.htm] Grossular var: Hessonite Reference: [Kunz, 1898. Gems & Precious Stones of N. America.] 'Gummite' Reference: [No reference listed] Halloysite Al   2 Si   2 O   5 (OH)   4 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Hematite Fe   2 O   3 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] 'Hornblende' Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Hypersthene (Fe,Mg)SiO   3 Reference: [J. Metamorphic Geol. 21:685–698 (2003)] Ilmenite var: Manaccanite Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C ,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey, North Carolina] Jadeite Na(Al,Fe 3+   )[Si   2 O   6 ] Reference: [Thetmobarometry of Eclogites from the Eastern Blue Ridge North Carolina,Paper No.105-0,Essene,E.J,Mukasa, S.B.University of Michigan] 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 ] Reference: [Richard James Jacquot,Jr,2003,Rock,Gem,and Mineral Collecting Sites In Western North Carolina, pg # 46] Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © 2003 John H. Betts Lepidolite Reference: [] Limonite FeO(OH)·nH   2 O Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Magnesite MgCO   3 Reference: [Genth.F,A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geological Survey, North Carolina] Magnetite Fe 2+   Fe 3+ 2 O   4 Reference: [Dana 6:1078.] Malachite Cu   2 [(OH)   2 |CO   3 ] Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] 'Marble' Reference: [MIchael Streeter, 2003, A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains] 'Margarodite' Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C ,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey, North Carolina] Meta-autunite Ca(UO   2 )   2 [PO   4 ]   2 · 6-8H   2 O Reference: [www.excaliburmineral.com] Metatorbernite Cu(UO   2 )   2 [PO   4 ]   2 · 8H   2 O Reference: [Jan H.Bernard and Jaroslav Hyrsl,2004,Minerals and their Localities,pg. 395] Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © 2004 JBS 'Mica Group' Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 15:271.] Microcline K[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [MinRec 27:289-290] Microcline var: Amazonite Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] Mimetite Pb   5 [Cl|(AsO   4 )   3 ] Reference: [MinMax Mineral Information System] Molybdenite MoS   2 Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] 'Monazite' Reference: [Dana 6:1078.] Monazite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO   4 Reference: [Wilson,W.F and McKenzie,B.J,1978,Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina,Information Circular 24] Montmorillonite (Na,Ca)   0.33 (Al,Mg)   2 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Dana,E.S,1892,A System of Mineralogy,6th edition,pg # 1078] 'Moonstone' Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Muscovite KAl   2 [(OH)   2 |AlSi   3 O   10 ] Reference: [MinRec 27:289-290] Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Rob Lavinsky Nontronite Na   0.3 Fe   2 (Si,Al)   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Anthony,J.W,Bideaux,R.A,Bladh,K.W,and Nichols,M.C,1994,Handbook of Mineralogy,Volume II,Silica and Silicates,pg. 586] 'Olivine' (Mg,Fe 2+   )   2 [SiO   4 ] Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Omphacite (Ca,Na)(Mg,Al)[Si   2 O   6 ] Description: The outcrop is NE of Bakersville,on NCSR #1217,3000 feet NE of intersection with NCSR # 1211 Reference: [J. Metamorphic Geol. 21:685–698 (2003)] Opal var: Opal-AN SiO   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Rob Lavinsky Orthoclase K[AlSi   3 O   8 ] Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Petalite LiAlSi   4 O   10 Reference: [] Phlogopite KMg   3 [(OH,F)   2 |AlSi   3 O   10 ] Reference: [Rocks & Min.:11:76-77.] Phosphuranylite (TL) (H   3 O)   3 KCa(UO   2 )   7 [O|PO   4 ]   4 · 8H   2 O Type Locality: Buchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA Reference: [Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 1078; Palache, C., Berman, H., & Frondel, C. (1951), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume II: 876; European Journal of Mineralogy (1991): 3: 69; American Mineralogist (1991): 76, 1734-1735; American Mineralogist (1992): 77: 1119-1120.] 'Psilomelane' Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey] 'Pumpellyite' Reference: [MinRec 27:289-290] Pumpellyite-(Fe3+) ? Ca   2 (Fe 3+   ,Mg,Fe 2+   )(Al,Fe 3+   )   2 [(OH,O)   2 |SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] · H   2 O Reference: [www.tulane.edu/~sanelson/geol212/regional metamorph.htm] Pyrite FeS   2 Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Pyrolusite MnO   2 Reference: [cw Allen collection] Pyrrhotite Fe   7 S   8 , (-4M), also given as Fe   1-x S (x = 0 - 0.2) Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Quartz SiO   2 Reference: [cw Allen collection] Quartz var: Milky Quartz Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Quartz var: Smoky Quartz SiO   2 Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 11:57-58.] Riebeckite [ ][Na   2 ][Fe 2+ 3 Fe 3+ 2 ][(OH)   2 |Si   8 O   22 ] Reference: [] Romanèchite (Ba,H   2 O)   2 Mn   5 O   10 Reference: [Genth,F.A,1891,Minerals of North Carolina] Rutile TiO   2 Reference: [J. Metamorphic Geol. 21:685–698 (2003)] Samarskite-(Y) (Y,Fe 3+   ,Fe 2+   ,U,Th,Ca)   2 (Nb,Ta)   2 O   8 Reference: [MinRec 27:289-290] Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA   Saponite Ca   0.25 (Mg,Fe)   3 (Si,Al)   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·nH   2 O Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Scheelite Ca[WO   4 ] Reference: [Clarence S.Ross,May 1937,Sphalerite from a pegmatite near Spure Pine,North Carolina,America Mineralogist,Vol.22,No.5] Schorl [Na][Fe 2+ 3 ][Al   6 ][(OH)   3 |OH|(BO   3 )   3 |Si   6 O   18 ] Reference: [richard James Jacquot,Jr, 2003, Rock, Gem,and Mineral Collecting Sites In Western North Carolina, pg # 56] Crabtree Mine (Emerald Mine), Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © E Harrington 'Sericite' Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] 'Serpentine Group' D   2 [Si   2 O   5 ](OH)4 + or - nH   2 O Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Spessartine Mn 2+ 3 Al   2 [SiO   4 ]   3 Reference: [C.W. Allen collection] Sphalerite (Zn,Fe 2+   )S Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] Spodumene LiAl[Si   2 O   6 ] Reference: [] Spodumene var: Kunzite Reference: [Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina- W.F. Wilson and B.J. McKenzie-1980] Stevensite (Ca,Na)   x Mg   3 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 Reference: [www.minsocam.org/msa/Handbook/Stevensite.PDF.] 'Stilbite' Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Talc Mg   3 Si   4 O   10 (OH)   2 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Tantalite (Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)   2 O   6 Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995] Thorogummite ? (Th,U)[(OH)   4x |(SiO   4 )   1-x ] Reference: [Kenny Gay - North Carolina Geological Survey] Titanite CaTi[O|SiO   4 ] Reference: [MinRec 27:289-290] Topaz Al   2 [(F,OH)   2 |SiO   4 ] Reference: [] Torbernite Cu(UO   2 )   2 (PO   4 )   2 ·12H   2 O Reference: [Rocks & Min.: 60:92.] Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Karl Volkman04/05 'Tourmaline' AD   3 G   6 (BO   3 )   3 [T   6 O   18 ]Y   3 Z Reference: [Dana 6:1077; Rocks & Min.:60:92.] Tremolite ☐[Ca   2 ][Mg   5 ][(OH)   2 |Si   8 O   22 ] Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey] Uraninite UO   2 Reference: [No reference listed] Chestnut Flats Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Van King Uraninite var: Pitchblende UO   2 Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974] Uranmicrolite (U,Ca,Ce)   2 (Ta,Nb)   2 O   6 (OH,F) Reference: [] Uranophane Ca(UO   2 )   2 [HSiO   4 ]   2 · 5H   2 O Description: Hyalite is plentiful and fluoresces bright green Reference: [C.W. Allen collection] Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Charles Creekmur Uranpyrochlore (TL) (U,Ca,Ce)   2 (Nb,Ta)   2 O   6 (OH,F) Type Locality: Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA Description: Associated with samarskite-y,from the mica mines Reference: [8th Dana,pg. 345 and 7th Dana,1944,pg.751,752 and 754] Vandendriesscheite PbU   7 O   22 ·12H   2 O Reference: [Clifford Frondel,July-August,1956,The American Mineralogist,Mineral Composition of Gummite, pg # 559] Vermiculite (Mg,Fe,Al)   3 (Al,Si)   4 O   10 (OH)   2 ·4H   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] Voglite Ca   2 Cu(UO   2 )[CO   3 ]   4 · 6H   2 O (?) Reference: [www.mikon-online.com/medienbibliothek/mikonAZ.pdf] Wollastonite Ca[SiO   3 ] Reference: [A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains-Michael Streeter-2003] Zircon Zr[SiO   4 ] Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995] Zircon var: Cyrtolite Zr[(SiO   4 ),(OH)   4 ] Reference: [Wilson,W.F and McKenzie,B.J,1978,Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina,Information Circular 24] Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA © Christopher O'Neill Zoisite {Ca   2 }{Al   3 }[O|OH|SiO   4 |Si   2 O   7 ] Reference: [U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the MInerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995] Zoisite var: Thulite Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.] Penland, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA

155 entries listed. 90 valid minerals. 4 type localities (valid minerals). 1 erroneous literature entry.

Localities in this Region:

USA   North Carolina Mitchell Co. Adam Buchanan Mine Adam Mine Al Autrey Mine Bailey Prospect Bakersville Snow Creek Spruce Pine Quarry Bandana Dolomitic Marble Occurrence Sinkhole Mine Banner Mine Bartlett Mine Bear Creek Quarry Bee Creek Byrd Property Big Crabtree Emerald Mine Bill Conley Mine Bill Willis Mine Black Mine Blalock Mine Bloodworth Mine Boonfield Mine Buchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite) Buckner Quarries Buckridge Occurrence Buna Mine Bunker Hill Mine Burleson Mine Bushy Creek Mine Butler Mine Calhoun Smith Mine Cane Creek Section Bakersville Mine Creek Pizzle Mtn Cloudland Mine Carolina Mineral Company No. 18 Mine Childers Mine Clyde Sparks Mine Crabtree Creek Occurrence Crabtree Falls Crabtree Mountain Ballew Mine Cranberry Magnetite District Jenkins Ore Bank Magnetite Mine (Magnetic City Openings) Dave Green Mine Davis Mine Deake Deake Mine Dogwood Flats Mine Drawbarr Mine Ed Buchanan Mine Emily Knob Mine Estatoe Mine F. G. Jarret Mine Fate Mine Fate Rose Mine Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10151671) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10151950) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10152024) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10152204) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10175975) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10176026) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10176112) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10176286) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10176374) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10176445) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10176552) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10208564) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10223625) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10223681) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10223889) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10223894) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10223988) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10224109) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10232316) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10248899) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10249216) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10249328) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10272316) Feldspar/Mica Mine (MRDS - 10297236) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10126750) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10126876) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10126904) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10126922) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10127123) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10127360) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10151691) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10152241) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10159434) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10175798) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10175818) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10175932) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10176070) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10176295) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10176340) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10176386) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10176417) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10176563) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10176590) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10183686) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10199875) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10200078) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10200225) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10223654) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10223706) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10223749) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10223751) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10223766) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10223784) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10224155) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10224201) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10224272) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10224316) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10224346) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10232404) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10248779) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10248785) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10248787) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10248797) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10248849) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10248905) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10249176) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10249263) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10257023) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10272389) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10272525) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10272681) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10272768) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10272848) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10296644) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10296666) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10296746) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10296777) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10296852) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10296859) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10297150) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10297171) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10297229) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10297301) Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10305740) Flat Rock Mine (Flat Rock pegmatite) Fluken Ridge Mine Flukens Hill Mine Frank Unnamed Peridotite Occurrence (MRDS - 10025777) Unnamed Peridotite Occurrence (MRDS - 10025790) Gibbs Green Mine Gimbel Mine Googrock Mine Gouge Mine (Googe Mine) Gouges Creek Mine Grassy Creek Grassy Creek Mine Greasy Creek Occurrence (Jenkins Prospect) Green's Mine (George Green Mine) Griffin Mine Guy Mine Hawkins Mine Henline Mine Henredon Quarry Hickey Mine Higgins Mine Hoppus Mine Horton Rock Mine Howells Feldspar Mine Hughes Prospect Jake Buchanan Mine Jase Mine Jeff Howell Mine Jeff Sparks Mine Jim Conley Mine Jimmy Cut Mine John Hall Mine Johnson Mine Julie Herrell Prospect Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10126755) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10152090) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10183889) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10183960) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10223799) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10223981) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10224377) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10248559) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10249003) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10272648) Kaolin Mine (MRDS - 10296785) Klondike Mine Kona Black Quarry (Boone Quarry) Landers Mine Laster Mine Ledger Prospect Lick Ridge Mine Lissie Smith Mine Little Rock Creek Occurrence Luke Lewis Mine Luther Willis Mine Marion Marv Green Mine Mary Pitman Mine McChone Mine McClellan Mine McNeal Mine Mica Mine (MRDS - 10126584) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10126655) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10126985) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10127056) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10127302) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10151623) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10152089) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10152120) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10199625) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10199643) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10208344) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10232470) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10248715) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10249026) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10272796) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10273027) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10296575) Mica Mine (MRDS - 10296881) Miller Mine Minpro Cook Mine Mullins Laurel Mine Murdick Mine Nanney Mine Normon Prospect Number Twelve Mine Pegram Mine Penland Mine Penland Occurrence Perrin Mine Peterson Mine Pine Mountain (Pine Mountain Mine) Pink Mine Pitman Rough Mine Poteat Mine Press Buchanan Mine Queen Mine Ralph Jarrett Mine Randall Mine Rebel Mine Renfro Mine Riddle Mine Roan Mountain Prospect Robert Miller's Farm Occurrence Robert Phillips Mine Sidney Mine Sim Gouge Mine Soft Ridge Mine Sol Mine Spreadeagle Mine Spruce Pine District Crabtree Creek Barnes Mine Bearden Mine (Bear Rock; Murphy Falls Mine) Carolina Mineral Company No. 29 Mine Carolina Mineral Company No. 3 Mine Carolina Mineral Company No. 6 Mine Crabtree No. 1 Mine (Wildcat Mine) Field Mine George Young Mine Glenn Mine Gopher Mine Hall and Boone Mine Harlin Mine (Harlan Mine) Hootowl Mine Horace Phillips Prospect Murphy Rock Mine Phillips Mine Self Mine (Waycaster Mine) Silvers Ridge Mine Wood Cox Mine Glen Ayre Biddix Spar Mine Big Hawk Mica Mine Dont Buchanan Mica Mine Ledford Mica Prospect Middle Ridge Mica Mine Ward Mica Mine (Queen Mine; Rock Creek) Grassy Creek Brush Creek Mtn. Hawk-Bakersville Azaline Mica Mine Bardon Mica Mine (Bordon Mine) Ben Cox Feldspar - Mica Mine Ben Mica Prospect Bergen Rock Mica Mine Bill Greene Mica Mine Boise Slick Mica Mine Branch Feldspar-Mica Mine (Zach Young Mine) Buckeye Mica Mine Bud Mica Mine Cain Twiggs Mica Prospect Carter Buchanan Mica Mine Charles Stamey Feldspar Mine Chet Green Mica Mine Clarissa Mica Mine Delia Buchanan Mica Mine Dellinger Mica Mine Dewey McKinney Mica Prospect Dobie and Ross Buchanan Feldspar Mine Fate Buchanan Mica Mine Hawk Flat Mica Mine Hawk Mine Ivy Knob Mica Prospect J. K. Buchanan Mica Mine (Milt Wilson Mine) Jack Rock Mica Mine Little Hawk Mica Mine Mossy Rocky Mica Mine Paul McMahan Mica Prospect Paul Mica Prospect (Sol Biddix Prospect) Potato Hill Mica Mine R. P. Greene Mica Prospect Roby Mica Mine (Tim Twiggs Mine) Twiggs Mica Mine W. C. Burleson Mica Mine (Joe Stevenson Mine) Little Switzerland Hollifield Mine Pittman Mine McHone Mine pegmatite Penland Deer Park Mine Deer Park No. 2 Mine Plumtree Abe Buchanan Mine Bill Hughes Mine Birch Mine (Steve Green) Blackjack Mine Bob Wise Mine (Hawk Ruby) Happy Hill Mine (Jeff Burelson) Little Hawk Ridge Mine (John) Rocky Ridge Mine Upper Henson Creek Mine Soapstone Branch Prospect Spruce Pine Abernathy Mine Big Crabtree road Chalk Mountain Mine Chestnut Flats Mine Crabtree Mine (Emerald Mine) English Mine (English Knob Mine) Frank Fortner Mine Greasy Creek Township Wiseman Mine (Sullins-Wiseman Mine) Gudger Mine Lawson Mine McKinney Mine Old 20 Mine (Carolina Mineral Company #20 Mine) Smith Mine Southers Branch Mine Sullins Branch mine Sugar Dave Willis Mine Sugartree Cove Mine Thomas Mine Tocane Bakersville Olivine Deposit (J. H. Pannell Prospect) Tommy Hole Mine Wadkins Branch Occurrence (Pumpkin Patch Mountain Deposit) Waterhole Mine Westall Mine Whitehall Mine Wildcat Mine Williams Mine Willis Mine Wilson Mine Wise Mine Spruce Pine Olivine Wiseman-Sullins Quarry Wolfden Mine Yelton Prospect

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