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Hootowl Mine, Crabtree Creek, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA
Detailed Mineral List:
| Albite | ||
| Formula: | NaAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains-Michael Streeter-2003 | |
| Albite var: Oligoclase | ||
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] | |
| Reference: | Swanson,Samuel E.and Veal,William B.(2010) Minerology and petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District,North Carolina,USA:Journal of Geosciences,55(2010) 27-42 | |
| Biotite | ||
| Reference: | Veal,William Brian (2004) Mineralogy Of The Peraluminous Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite,Mitchell,Avery,And Yancey Counties, North Carolina;B.S.,Georgia Southwestern State University | |
| Epidote | ||
| Formula: | {Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) | |
| Reference: | Veal,William Brian (2004) Mineralogy Of The Peraluminous Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite,Mitchell,Avery,And Yancey Counties, North Carolina;B.S.,Georgia Southwestern State University | |
| 'Garnet' | ||
| Formula: | X3Z2(SiO4)3 | |
| Description: | Garnets are Almandine - Spessertine with Grossular rims. | |
| Reference: | Swanson,Samuel E.and Veal,William B.(2010)Mineralogy and petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District,North Carolina,USA:Journal of Geosciences,55(2010)27-42 | |
| 'K Feldspar' | ||
| Reference: | U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. | |
| Muscovite | ||
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. | |
| Orthoclase | ||
| Formula: | KAlSi3O8 | |
| Reference: | A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains-Michael Streeter-2003 | |
| Quartz var: Smoky Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Reference: | A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains-Michael Streeter-2003 | |
| Uraninite | ||
| Formula: | UO2 | |
| Reference: | Logan Babcock | |
| Zoisite | ||
| Formula: | {Ca2}{Al3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) | |
| Reference: | The Adams Collection | |
11 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.
References
OLSON, J. C. (1944), NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 43, PP. 56-58.
LESURE, F.G. (1968), MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.12.
LESURE, F.G. (1968), COMPILE REPORT
LESURE, F.G. (1968), USGS PROF. PAPER 577.
Streeter, Michael (2003), A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains.
Veal, William Brian (2004), Mineralogy Of The Peraluminous Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite, Mitchell, Avery, and Yancey Counties, North Carolina, B.S. thesis, Georgia Southwestern State University.
Swanson, Samuel E. and Veal, William B. (2010) Minerology and petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina, USA: Journal of Geosciences: 55(2010): 27-42.
CRIB RECORD NO. K001986.
LESURE, F.G. (1968), MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.12.
LESURE, F.G. (1968), COMPILE REPORT
LESURE, F.G. (1968), USGS PROF. PAPER 577.
Streeter, Michael (2003), A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains.
Veal, William Brian (2004), Mineralogy Of The Peraluminous Spruce Pine Plutonic Suite, Mitchell, Avery, and Yancey Counties, North Carolina, B.S. thesis, Georgia Southwestern State University.
Swanson, Samuel E. and Veal, William B. (2010) Minerology and petrogenesis of pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina, USA: Journal of Geosciences: 55(2010): 27-42.
CRIB RECORD NO. K001986.
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