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Green Mountain Mine, Day Book, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA

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A metamorphosed dunite body.





Mineral List:
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Anthophyllite
    ☐[Mg
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [C.W. Allen collection]
    Site Photo
    Green Mountain Mine, Day Book, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
    © M. Harrison
  		•  Antigorite
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    3
    		[(OH)
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
    Site Photo
    Green Mountain Mine, Day Book, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2002, Keith Wood
  		•  Autunite
    Ca(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·11H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.excaliburmineral.com]
  		•  'Chlorite Group'
    Reference: [C.W. Allen collection]
    Site Photo
    Green Mountain Mine, Day Book, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2002, Keith Wood
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [C.W. Allen collection]
    Site Photo
    Green Mountain Mine, Day Book, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2009 M. Harrison
  		• Chrysotile
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [C.W. Allen collection]
  		•  Clinochlore
    var: Chromian Clinochlore
    Mg
     
    5
    		(Al,Cr)
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [AmMin 60:924]
  		•  Fayalite
    Fe
    2+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [C.W. Allen collection]
  		•  Halloysite
    Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    5
    		(OH)
     
    4
    Reference: [Mineral Commodity Files, Asheville Regional Office , North Carolina Geological Survey]
  		•  Huntite
    CaMg
     
    3
    		(CO
     
    3
    		)
     
    4
    Reference: [x-ray diffraction data from 1986 East Carolina Univ. field trip (Pei Lin Tien)]
  		•  Magnetite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Fe
    3+
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  'Olivine'
    (Mg,Fe
    2+
     
    		)
     
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [C.W. Allen collection]
  		•  Palygorskite
    (Mg,Al)
     
    5
    		(Si,Al)
     
    8
    		O
     
    20
    		(OH)
     
    2
    		·8H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [x-ray diffraction data from 1986 East Carolina Univ. field trip (Pei Lin Tien)]
  		•  Phlogopite
    KMg
     
    3
    		[(OH,F)
     
    2
    		|AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    10
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [C.W. Allen collection]
    Site Photo
    Green Mountain Mine, Day Book, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA
    © 2002, Keith Wood
  		•  Torbernite
    Cu(UO
     
    2
    		)
     
    2
    		(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    2
    		·12H
     
    2
    		O
    Reference: [www.excaliburmineral.com]
  		•  Tremolite
    ☐[Ca
     
    2
    		][Mg
     
    5
    		][(OH)
     
    2
    		|Si
     
    8
    		O
     
    22
    		]
    Reference: [No reference listed]
  		•  Zoisite
    var: Thulite
    Reference: [No reference listed]


    19 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

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