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Actinolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Localities:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Squirrel Creek, Rich Mountain Deposit, Meat Camp, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Aegirine
Formula:	NaFe³⁺Si₂O₆
Localities:	Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10126642), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10026410), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Unnamed Fe prospect, Buckeye Knob area, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Unnamed Iron Prospect, (MRDS-10096981), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Albite
Formula:	NaAlSi₃O₈
Locality:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







'Albite-Anorthite Series'
Locality:	Tater Hill, Zionville, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA








Arsenopyrite
Formula:	FeAsS
Locality:	Cookes Gap, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







'Asbestos'
Reference:	Genth,F.A (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74








Azurite
Formula:	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂
Reference:	Ref: Gems and Minerals Of America - Jay Ellis Ransom -1974
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






'Barnhardtite'
Locality:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA








Baryte
Formula:	BaSO₄
Locality:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Beryl
Formula:	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Locality:	Buckeye Creek Prospect, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Biotite
Reference:	Tectonics of the Blue Ridge Mountain Province- LaDorna Jo Ptaff-2004
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.







Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Locality:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Calcite var: Manganoan Calcite
Formula:	(Ca,Mn)CO₃
Reference:	Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina-Wilson,W.F,and Mckenzre B.J-1978







Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Locality:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Chromite
Formula:	Fe(Cr,Al,Fe)₂O₄
Reference:	Genth,Frederick Augustus.,1891,The Minerals Of North Carolina;USGS Bulletion No.74
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






'Chrysolite'
Reference:	Genth,Frederick Augustus.,1891,The Minerals Of North Carolina;USGS Bulletion No.74
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.







Chrysotile
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	Squirrel Creek, Rich Mountain Deposit, Meat Camp, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Clinochlore
Formula:	(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Reference:	Genth,F.A.,1891,The Minerals Of North Carolina;USGS Bulletion No.74







Clinochlore var: Pennine
Reference:	Genth,F.A.,1891,The Minerals Of North Carolina;USGS Bulletion NO.74
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.







Copper
Formula:	Cu
Reference:	Ref: Gems and Minerals Of America - Jay Ellis Ransom -1974
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Cummingtonite
Formula:	☐{Mg₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Reference:	Stapor, Frank,W.Jr, and Flaisher,Chris, Mar, 2006, Altered Amphibolite Hypotheisis for the orgin of Todd - type Chlorite Bodies in the Ashe Formation Northwest North Carolina : Evidence from Amphibole Mineralogy and Pargentic Sequence, Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University







Cuprite
Formula:	Cu₂O
Reference:	Ref: Gems and Minerals Of America - Jay Ellis Ransom -1974
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Diopside
Formula:	CaMgSi₂O₆
Locality:	Tater Hill, Zionville, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Epidote
Formula:	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Localities:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Thunder Hill Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Squirrel Creek, Rich Mountain Deposit, Meat Camp, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Tater Hill, Zionville, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Fluorite
Formula:	CaF₂
Reference:	Genth,F.A (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74







Galena
Formula:	PbS
Localities:	Flannery Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Buckeye Creek Prospect, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







'Garnet'
Formula:	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Tater Hill, Zionville, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Gold
Formula:	Au
Reference:	Gold in North Carolina (NCGS) www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Hematite
Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Localities:	Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10026410), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Cookes Gap, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10126642), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Unnamed Fe prospect, Buckeye Knob area, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Unnamed Iron Prospect, (MRDS-10096981), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Hematite var: Martite
Locality:	Cookes Gap, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA








'Hornblende'
Localities:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Tater Hill, Zionville, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA








Ilmenite var: Manaccanite
Reference:	Genth,F.A (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74








'K Feldspar'
Reference:	N.C. Geological Survey-1985
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.







Kyanite
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Reference:	J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS







Limonite
Formula:	FeO(OH) · nH₂O
Reference:	Genth,Frederick Augustus.,1891,The Minerals Of North Carolina;USGS Bulletion No.74
Localities:	Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region.






Magnesio-hornblende
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₄Al}(AlSi₇O₂₂)(OH)₂
Reference:	Stapor, Frank,W.Jr, and Flaisher,Chris, Mar, 2006, Altered Amphibolite Hypotheisis for the orgin of Todd - type Chlorite Bodies in the Ashe Formation Northwest North Carolina : Evidence from Amphibole Mineralogy and Pargentic Sequence, Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University







Magnetite
Formula:	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄
Localities:	Unnamed Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10026410), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Cookes Gap, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10126642), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Unnamed Fe prospect, Buckeye Knob area, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA Unnamed Iron Prospect, (MRDS-10096981), Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Reference:	Ref: Gems and Minerals Of America - Jay Ellis Ransom -1974
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Pargasite
Formula:	{Na}{Ca₂}{Mg₄Al}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Reference:	Stapor, Frank,W.Jr, and Flaisher,Chris, Mar, 2006, Altered Amphibolite Hypotheisis for the orgin of Todd - type Chlorite Bodies in the Ashe Formation Northwest North Carolina : Evidence from Amphibole Mineralogy and Pargentic Sequence, Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University







Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Locality:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Pyromorphite
Formula:	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Locality:	Buckeye Creek Prospect, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Pyrrhotite
Formula:	Fe_1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Locality:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Reference:	Genth,F.A.,1891,The Minerals Of North Carolina;USGS Bulletion No.74
Localities:	Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region.






Quartz var: Jasper
Reference:	Genth,F.A and Kerr,W.C,1881,Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey








'Serpentine Group'
Formula:	D₂[Si₂O₅](OH)4 + or - nH₂O
Reference:	Genth,Frederick Augustus (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina;USGS Bulletion No.74







Silver
Formula:	Ag
Locality:	Buckeye Creek Prospect, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







'Soapstone'
Locality:	Meat Camp Creek Prospect, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA








Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Locality:	Elk Knob Mine, Watauga Co., North Carolina, USA







Talc
Formula:	Mg₃(Si₄O₁₀)(OH)₂
Reference:	Genth,F.A (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74







Tremolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Reference:	Genth,F.A.,1891,The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Tschermakite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{Mg₃Fe³⁺Al}(Al₂Si₆O₂₂)(OH)₂
Reference:	Stapor, Frank,W.Jr, and Flaisher,Chris, Mar, 2006, Altered Amphibolite Hypotheisis for the orgin of Todd - type Chlorite Bodies in the Ashe Formation Northwest North Carolina : Evidence from Amphibole Mineralogy and Pargentic Sequence, Earth Sciences, Tennessee Technological University







Zircon
Formula:	ZrSiO₄
Reference:	Frank G.Lesure,1968,Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina,USGS Professional Paper 577,pg# 10

52 entries listed. 36 valid minerals.

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