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Aragonite from
Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Aragonite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aragonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:147005
Long-form Identifier:1:3:147005:5
GUID (UUID V4):31ea923a-f6ac-4cd1-b00e-5dec99895c34
Nearest other occurrences of Aragonite
26.4km (16.4 miles) Day Book, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
41.5km (25.8 miles) Abernathy Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
75.1km (46.7 miles) Nidifer Branch Barite Prospect, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) Tri-Cities Airport quarry (Tri-City Airport quarry), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
500-mile-long state situated mainly between 35° and 36.6° North latitude and bounded on the west by the Mississippi...(top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(left). Fluorite, 2.5 cm on edge, Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis Paris photo (2004). Figure 5 (far right page)
Report (issue)
C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...rite (Sidcroplesite) Rhodocrositc Smithsonite Aragonite Strontianite (Calciostrontianitc) Cerussite Dolomite...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com­ mon rock-making materials
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Caldwell Stone Company quarry, Danville, Boyle County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. K entucky...Commonwealth is Black Mountain in the Appalachians (Harlan County) at 4,139 feet. The lowest point is the floor of...of the Reed quarry near Grand Rivers (Livingston County) in western Kentucky, at 100 feet below sea level...small, nondiamondiferous kimberlite in Elliott County in eastern Kentucky and alnöite intrusions in Crittenden...displacements from inches to more than 3,000 feet. The first mine in the Kentucky district was opened by Andrew Jackson
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
across road from golf course on Redstone Arsenal, Madison Co., Ala. Note the fluorescence. "Haven't had time...dolomite xls, calcite and fluorite. Rock formation is Madison limestone."— item dated May 1, I960, from John...for this mouth-watering specimen is Copper Queen Mine, Bisbee (Cochise Co.), Ariz. ARKANSAS—"First off...have found in the Magnet Cove area of Hot Spring County, Arkansas. I am sending you a specimen under separate...on Delaware Bay, is in the N / E part of Sussex County, Del. From this beach, Bob and Hazel Reynolds,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rare-earth pegmatite was mined at Barringer Hill in Llano County in the early 1900s but was flooded by Lake...from 1900 to the middle 1940s; but the Mariposa mine, which produced most of the rare minerals, ceased...& Minerals on "The Weeks Pegmatite Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire" (March/April 1991)...73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 30 Live Oak \ Llano \ Madison Mason Matagorda Nolan Pecos Presidio Real Reeves...in the compilation of research material. James Carter of the University of Texas at Dallas assembled
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
start of a quickly abandoned mine and is located near Huntsville (Madison Co.), Alabama, off State Hwy...mining operation is a barite mine operated by the National Lead Co. The mine is easily seen from Highway...dump of the old open pit Sodium Sulphate mine in Imperial County near BertROCKS AND MINERALS ram siding...the east side of the Saltón Sea, about 20 miles north of Hiland, Calif. Downloaded by [University of...summer of 1957 in the area of the old Calumet iron mine. You will note the quartz xls have inclusions and
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
Report (volume)
'THE GEOLOGICAL vt- ,(231 > ' " ^THE MINERALS CAROLINA''" i '- OF, - :l|^fe^H - GOTEENMENT LIBRARY... W. Powell, director | | The | minerals of North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Geiitk | [Vignette]...J. W. Powell, director | | The | mineralsof North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Genth | [Vignette]...W. Powell, director | | The | :aainerals of North Carolina | by | FrederickAugustusGenth j [Vignette]...separately. Price $2.50. XVI. The Paleozoic Fishes of North America, by John Strong Newberry. 1889. 4°. 340
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chromite with greenish chrome amphibole from Camp 8 Mine, Del Norte Co., Calif., was sent in by Carroll R...ARKANSAS—"The Coleman quartz crystal mine is located 14 miles north of Hot Springs (Garland Co.), Ark....were a sort of coating on several rocks near an old mine. I am very interested in what they are, thought...Colo. The crystals are platy, white calcite. "The mine is located about 3 miles from where you pay the...micromount material of spessartite (garnet) from Jail Hill, Haddam (Middlesex Co.), Conn. While trimming one
Book (volume)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Book (volume)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods...gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason Cr.⎯fossils;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Modesto, Calif. Both specimens come from an old Gold mine at Placerville, El Dorado Co., Calif. The following...diabase by pectolite may be seen about iy2 miles North of Middletown, (Lake Co., Calif.), just beyond the...by Seymour F. Dozier, Red Oak, Route 1, Fulton County, Georgia. Large lumps of this material can be picked...Gibbonsville (Lemhi Co.), Idaho, about 34 miles north of Salmon, and the country is already well ROCKS...Moon Mine, a property owned by Mr. C. Walker Lyons, is located below. The Moon Mine was an old mine belonging
Journal (issue)
located in central Dickinson County, Michigan, approximately ten kilometers north of the village ofQuinnesec...the dominant exposed bedrock in this part of the county. Excavated near the tum of the 20th century, the...obvious even when visiting some of the Garland County mines. I also planned to do some Magnet Cove collecting...came from the Hardy-Walsh or more likely from Moses Hill on the eastern edge of the Cove because parts were...just to the east of the brookite diggings on Moses Hill. Previously, 1 had some of the lustrous black quartz
Report (volume)
North Carolina State Library Gift of "JYortk (^arolinti ^Ihranj 0 Digitized by the Internet Archive...in 2019 with funding from State Library of North Carolina https://archive.org/details/corundumperidoti01prat...OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT and JOSEPH VOLNEY LEWIS North Carolina State Library...Library Raleigh NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY J. A. HOLMES, STATE GEOLOGIST VOLUME I CORUNDUM AND...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY JOSEPH HYDE PRATT AND JOSEPH VOLNEY LEWIS RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA 1905
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
view showing the Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal...Beaverhead County, the pegmatites of Jefferson County, and the Snowbird mine in Mineral County continue...Highlands Centennial Nugget in 1989 in Silver Bow County. The seventh largest gold nugget found in Montana;...Mormon uprising. They escaped Utah by traveling north and wintered on the Big Hole River. They set out
Journal (issue)
WASHINGTON May 5, 2007 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Clark County P. U. D. Building 1200 Fort Vancouver Way Vancouver...in petrographic specimens. Analcime Beaverhead County: Igneous rocks, volcanic tuff of the Grasshopper...in a single specimen (Pearson, 1989). Jefferson County: southeast of Helena - Benson Ranch - occurs in...Boulder Batholith (Knopf, 1957). Brewsterite Ravalli County: Sheep Creek area, Tirebiter claim (Chris van Lear...personal communication, 2005). Chabazite Beaverhead County: Igneous rocks, Divide-Dewey area - in pegmatite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
October 2014 Mineral Index by Counties Alfalfa County Carmen, 2 mi. NE of Carmen, 1 .1 mi. W of Highway...Permian-age Crisfield Sandstone: malachite. Adair County Bunch, near Bunch, secs.l.5, 16, T.14N, R.24E:...fluorescent and phosphorescent) (Gilmore 1963). Beckham County Malachite localities, SW1/4 SE1/4 sec.36 and SE1/4...at Great Salt Plains, Alfalfa County. Joe Lobell photo. Blaine County Southard, quarries of the U.S...Gypsum, variety selenite, Great Salt Plains, Alfalfa County. Left, 12 cm high; center, 17.6 cm high; right
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ancient prase mine that had been worked by the Indians many centuries ago. This ancient mine is now known...Eureka Mining District in Yavapai County, Arizona. From this old mine we have a number of gem quality prase...the Blue Creek Mt. Mine, Del Norte County, Calif., which I own. The ore of my mine is very unusual because...Fancher, P. O. Box 63, Ouray, Colo. "At the Brooklyn Mine near Silverton (San Juan Co.), Colo., Frank Richardson..."About two years ago an extensive cut was made in a hill just south of Collinsville (Hartford Co.), Conn
Report (volume)
......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1892...Fair edition, 1904. Genth, F. A., Minerals of North Carolina: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 74, 1891. Shannon...Catalogue of the mineral localities of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, ser. 4, Bull. 2, 1908. Scott
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
nice assortment. Sold by approval shipments. N.E. Carter, Elkhorn, Wise. Advertise in ROCKS AND MINERALS...D MINERALS OPALS, BRILLIANT COLORS-Direct from mine, 15 for 55.00. 10 ringsize cabochons (opal, amethyst... All guaranteed for fortifications. Postpaid in USA. the Breitweisers, 510B N. Division, Powell, W y...prefiniré, wavellite, pyrophyllite, pectolite, aragonite (arborescent), stilbite, chabazite, vanadinite...Dealer inquiries invited. Willord Pratt, R. 4, Church Hill, Tenn. 30 CRYSTALS AND MINERALS Attractively boxed
Report (edition)
Excellency, James E. Carter Governor of Georgia Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Dear Governor Carter: I have the honor...Excellency, James E. Carter Governor of Georgia Atlanta, Georgia 30334 Dear Governor Carter: I have the honor...after those established in the Bibliography of North American geology, published by the U. S. Geological...Each article was read , annotated , and indexed by county , subject, and stratigraphic interval where applicable...where the area involved was larger than that of a county , subdivisions of the state, based upon physiographic
Report (volume)
stratigraphic unit in the lower coastal plain of South Carolina, by Albert E. Sanders, Robert E. Weems, and Earl...14. New members of the Madison Limestone (Devonian and Mississippian), north-central Wyoming and southern...Pliocene "Goose Creek phase" in the Charleston, South Carolina, area, by Robert E. Weems, Earl M. Lemon, 3r....H15 6. Locality map and cross sections of Baker Hill Formation, Ala. and Ga............................wall of Lynn Griffin mine //I, Henry County, Ala., type locality of Baker Hill Format ion..H25 8. Correlation
Journal (issue)
VII, pp. 334-338 (quartz after interstices from North 1926, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., LXXVIII,'pp....defined by its matrix. Carolina). Chalcedony after interstices from Chester County, Pa., has been described...Grossularite after Diopside. Vask6, Hungary Gypsum after Aragonite. Bastennes, France Magnetite after Brookite. Magnet...rhodochrosite after calcite, albite after adularia, aragonite after witherite, chalcopyrite after sphalerite...sodium nitrate on calcite and potassium nitrate on aragonite. Pseudomorphs of the dolomite after calcite type
Book (volume)
vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches
 
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