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Culsagee Mine, Corundum Hill, Franklin, Ellijay District, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
Detailed Mineral List:
| Actinolite | ||
| Formula: | ☐{Ca2}{(Mg,Fe2+)5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Albite var: Andesine | ||
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] | |
| Reference: | Genth,Frederick Augustus (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74 | |
| Albite var: Oligoclase | ||
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Anthophyllite | ||
| Formula: | ☐{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Arfvedsonite | ||
| Formula: | [Na][Na2][Fe2+4Fe3+]Si8O22(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Genth,Frederick Augustus (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74 | |
| Chromite | ||
| Formula: | Fe(Cr,Al,Fe)2O4 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| 'Chrysolite' | ||
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Chrysotile | ||
| Formula: | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Clinochlore | ||
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe2+)5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 | |
| Reference: | Genth,Frederick Augustus (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina;USGS Bulletion No.74 | |
| Clinochlore var: Pennine | ||
| Reference: | F.A Genth and W.C Kerr (1881) Minerals and mineral Localities of North Carolina,Geologic Survey | |
| Corundum | ||
| Formula: | Al2O3 | |
| Description: | Up to 312 pounds | |
| Reference: | Dana 7:I:678 & 694. | |
| Corundum var: Ruby | ||
| Formula: | Al2O3 | |
| Reference: | Corundum and the peridotites of western North Carolina By Joseph Hyde Pratt, Joseph Volney Lewis | |
| 'Deweylite' | ||
| Formula: | Mg4Si3O10 · 6H2O ? | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Diaspore | ||
| Formula: | AlO(OH) | |
| Reference: | Dana 7:I:678 & 694. | |
| Enstatite | ||
| Formula: | MgSiO3 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Hydrobiotite | ||
| Formula: | K(Mg,Fe2+)6((Si,Al)8O20)(OH)4 · nH2O | |
| Reference: | Genth,F.A,1891,The Minerals of North Carolina | |
| Kerolite ? | ||
| Formula: | (Mg,Ni)3Si4O10(OH)2 · H2O | |
| Reference: | F.A Genth and W.C Kerr (1881) Minerals and Mineral Localites of North Carolina,Geologic Survey,North Carolina | |
| Lucasite-(Ce) | ||
| Formula: | CeTi2(O,OH)6 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Magnetite | ||
| Formula: | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Margarite | ||
| Formula: | CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Népouite | ||
| Formula: | (Ni,Mg)3(Si2O5)(OH)4 | |
| Reference: | Genth,F.A,1891,The Minerals of North Carolina,pg63 and pg.103 | |
| Opal var: Opal-AN | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 · nH2O | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Preiswerkite | ||
| Formula: | NaMg2Al(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Genth F.A,1891,The Minerals of North Carolina,pg.66 and 103 | |
| Quartz | ||
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Quartz var: Chalcedony | ||
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Rutile | ||
| Formula: | TiO2 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| 'Serpentine Group' | ||
| Formula: | D2[Si2O5](OH)4 + or - nH2O | |
| Reference: | Genth,Frederick Augustus (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74 | |
| Sillimanite | ||
| Formula: | Al2(SiO4)O | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Spinel | ||
| Formula: | MgAl2O4 | |
| Reference: | Dana 7:I:678 & 694. | |
| Staurolite | ||
| Formula: | (Fe2+,Mg,Zn)1.5-2Al9(SiO4)4O6(OH,O)2 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Talc | ||
| Formula: | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| 'Tourmaline' | ||
| Formula: | A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Tremolite | ||
| Formula: | ☐{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 | |
| Reference: | Ref.: Dana 6:499, 560 & 1077. | |
| Vermiculite | ||
| Formula: | (Mg,Fe,Al)3((Al,Si)4O10)(OH)2 · 4H2O | |
| Reference: | Genth,Frederick Augustus (1891) The Minerals Of North Carolina:USGS Bulletion No.74 | |
34 entries listed. 23 valid minerals.
References
Genth, Frederick Augustus and W. C. Kerr (1881), Minerals and Mineral Localities of North Carolina, Geologic Survey.
Genth, Frederick Augustus (1891), The Minerals Of North Carolina, USGS Bulletin 74.
Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 499, 560, 1077.
Palache, C., Berman, H. & Frondel, C. (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 678, 694.
Pratt, Joseph Hyde and Joseph Volney Lewis, Corundum and the peridotites of western North Carolina.
Genth, Frederick Augustus (1891), The Minerals Of North Carolina, USGS Bulletin 74.
Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 499, 560, 1077.
Palache, C., Berman, H. & Frondel, C. (1944), The System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana and Edward Salisbury Dana, Yale University 1837-1892, Volume I: Elements, Sulfides, Sulfosalts, Oxides. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York. 7th edition, revised and enlarged, 834pp.: 678, 694.
Pratt, Joseph Hyde and Joseph Volney Lewis, Corundum and the peridotites of western North Carolina.
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