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Chatham Co., North Carolina, USA

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Mineral List:
  		•  Azurite
    Cu
     
    3
    		[OH|CO
     
    3
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Bornite
    Cu
     
    5
    		FeS
     
    4
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Cerussite
    PbCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  'Chalcedony'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Chalcocite
    Cu
     
    2
    		S
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Chloritoid
    (Fe
    2+
     
    		,Mg,Mn
    2+
     
    		)Al
     
    2
    		[O|(OH)
     
    2
    		|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Dana 6:1075.]
  		•  Chrysocolla
    (Cu,Al)
     
    2
    		H
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    		·nH
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  'Coal
    var: Anthracite'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  'Coal
    var: Bituminous Coal'
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Cuprite
    Cu
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Dufrénite
    Ca
     
    0.5
    		Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    3
    		|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		]
     
    2
    		 · 2H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey]
  		•  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.]
  		•  Galena
    PbS
    Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geological Survey]
  		•  'Garnet Group'
    X
     
    3
    		Z
     
    2
    		(TO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		 (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Goethite
    α-Fe
    3+
     
    		O(OH)
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Gold
    Au
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Halite
    NaCl
    Reference: [F.A. Kerr and W.C Kerr,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey]
  		•  Hematite
    Fe
     
    2
    		O
     
    3
    Reference: [Dana 6:1075.]
  		•  Hematite
    var: Specularite
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  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: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Malachite
    Cu
     
    2
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|CO
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Piemontite
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Mn
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: [Stoddard,Edward F.,2004,Petrographic Characteristics Of Rock Samples From Selected Archaeological Quarry Sites,Central North Carolina Piedmont, Paper No.24-5]
  		•  Pseudomalachite
    Cu
     
    5
    		[(OH)
     
    2
    		|PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    2
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  'Psilomelane'
    Reference: [Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey]
  		•  Pyrite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Pyrophyllite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Dana 6:1075.]
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Chert
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Jasper
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rose Quartz
    Reference: [Genth.F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey]
  		•  Quartz
    var: Rutilated Quartz
    Reference: [Rocks & Min. 71(4):248]
  		•  Romanèchite
    (Ba,H
     
    2
    		O)
     
    2
    		Mn
     
    5
    		O
     
    10
    Reference: [Genth,F.A,1891,Minerals of North Carolina]
  		•  'Sericite'
    Reference: [U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia.]
  		•  Siderite
    FeCO
     
    3
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America-Jay Ellis Ransom-1974]
  		•  Spessartine
    Mn
    2+
    3
    		Al
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
     
    3
    Reference: [Gems and Minerals of America- Jay Ellis Ransom_1974]
  		•  Titanite
    CaTi[O|SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Steponaitis, Vinca P., Jeffrey D. Irwin, Theresa E. McReynolds, Christopher Moore (2006),Stone Quarries and Sourcing in the Carolina Slate Belt. Research Report No.25, Univeristy of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (www.ria.unc.edu/Publications/Res_reports.html): 57.]


    40 entries listed. 27 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham Co.
        • Carolina Slate Belt
        • Chestnut Hill Quarry
        • Snow Camp

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