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Calcite from
Stafford Mine, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Stafford Mine, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:341712
Long-form Identifier:1:3:341712:6
GUID (UUID V4):bbdfaf52-cd59-4e2e-bc7d-3519d442e4d6
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘRussell Mine, Ophir, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCoggins Mine (Appalachian Mine; Rich Cog), Eldorado, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘMorris Mountain Mine (Davis; Dutton Mine), Albemarle, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘUharie Mine (Uwharrie Mine), Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘStar Mine (Reynolds Mine), Carolina Slate Belt, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘCarter Mine, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘEmmons Mine (Davidson Mine; Hercules Mine), Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘCid Mine, Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘMcAllister prospect (Conroy; Davis Hill Mine; Davis Mountain; Dorr's Hill), Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘKindley Prospect, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA by P. Albert Carpenter, m Reprinted...deposits of the slate belt Distribution of mines and prospects Previous investigations Mine descriptions...descriptions Alamance County Copper prospect Foust copper mine Robeson gold prospect Cabarrus County Allman prospect...Buffalo mine Cabarrus? mine Clinemine Crayton mine Furniss mine Eva Furr mine Isenhour mine ..; : Newellmine...Nugget mine Phoenix mine Pioneer Mills mine Propst mine Quaker City mine Reed mine Rocky River mine Silver
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...Cahaba field appear to be less interbedded with slate than those of the Warrior; and theCahaba eontains
Report (issue)
Geologist BULLETIN 30 Geology of the Gotrd,Pyrite Belt Northeastern Piedmont Virginia By John T. Lansdale...illustrations of a report on the Ge'ology of tke Gold-Pyrite Belt of the Northeostern Piedwont Vi'rginia, by John...geology and mineral resoufces of the gold-pyrite belt in northeastern Pieclmont Virginia. The area involvecl...-ulpeper, Fair{ax, Fauquier, Orange, Prince Wi11iam, Stafford' and Spolsylrrania counties. The general geological...Granites and quartz rnonzonites, etc. (cont,d) Stafford Store quartz p.,\cE monzonite 40 40 Occurrence
Report (issue)
IN NORTH CAROLINA INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES ...agencies for the general welfare of the dtizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts basic and applied research...Resources, at Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, or call (919) 733-2423. Jeffrey...Chief Geologist GOLD NORTH CAROLINA IN . by P. Albert Carpenter III NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INFORMATION...INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
239–256 The Russell Gold Deposit, Carolina Slate Belt, North Carolina TERRY L. KLEIN,† U.S. Geological...Abstract Gold deposits have been mined in the Carolina slate belt from the early 1800s to recent times, with...mines in South Carolina. The Russell mine, one of the larger producers in North Carolina, is located in...has shown that a rhyolitic dome near the Russell mine was extruded during the deposition of the lower...Brewer, Haile, and Ridgeway deposits of South Carolina. Gold was mined from at least six zones that are
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...(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...to occur only as traces. ACCOMACK COUNTY: none given. ALBEMARLE COUNTY: actinolitc, agate, almandine, amethyst
Report (issue)
Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological... Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...along the borders of a granite body in Halifax 18 County. 19 and Vanoe Counties. 20- Tungsten minerals...occur with sulfides in vein|j deposits in Cabarrus County. 21 22 23 24 25- U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:
Report (edition)
Information Circular GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA by P. A. Carpenter, D oc ms C% M:*L Raleigh...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 26711. Jeffrey C. Reid Chief Geologist Cover...3 Mining Methods and Recovery 3 Gold in North Carolina 5 History of Mining 5 Production 7 General...Deposits of North Carolina 12 Eastern Carolina Belt 12 Portis Mine 14 Other Mines 14 Carolina Slate
Report (volume)
minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that by some unusual...State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;
Report (volume)
ILLUSTRATION Page FIGURE 1. Sketch map showing outcrop belt of the Chopawamsic Formation- D4 TABLES Page...Chopawamsic, but it conformably underlies the Quantico Slate of Ordovician age and conformably overlies and interfingers...Arvonia Slate in central Virginia and with the James Run Gneiss and volcanic complex of Cecil County, Md...sedimentary and volcanic sequence of the Carolina slate belt. INTRODUCTION The name Chopawamsic Formation...metasedimentary rocks that conformably underlies the Quantico Slate of Ordovician age (Watson and Powell, 1911) on the
Report (issue)
Each article was read, annotated, and indexed by county, subject, and geological age where applicable....geographic area of the subject was. greater than a county, subdivisions of the state, based upon physiographic...a , Emory G e o r fl I a iii University, NORTH\_jFLOYD Figure 1. Subdivisions of Georgia used...Published by the North Carolina Academy of Science from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. FLORIDA GEOL. SURVEY...Tallahassee. FRAGMENT A MINERAL. PALEONTOL. Fr agmenta mine ralogica et paleontologica. Published by the Hungarian
Report (volume)
......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........that are widely distributed, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that by reason...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
Report (issue)
Central group ____________________________ _ _ Carolina gneiss ________________________ _ Mica schist...SoutherngrouP----------------------~-- 7 --- Talladega slate ______ ~ _________________ _ Hillabee chlorite schist...__________________________________ _ ~ orth Carolina and South Carolina ______ ____ _ Georgia ______________...34 35 35 36 39 44 44 45 46 47 47 49 49 50 50 Mine descriptions ___________ --------- -- .. -------...___ _______________________ _______ _ Fauquier County ____ ______ ______ _____ _____ _ Franklin ____
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Belt terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................ Murphy belt group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . Sandy Springs Group (eastern belt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . Sandy Springs Group (western belt) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Slate ........ ...... . .. .... . .... ... ...... ...
Journal (issue)
Hill copper mine and gold and silver from the Red Bank (Goldbank) gold mine in Halifax County (Sweet, 1976...065 ounces in gold was produced from the Red Bank mine (Sweet, 1971, p. 31). The district is composed of...are now the Aaron slate of Laney (1917). This unit is basically a sandy chloritic slate, ranging from nearly...Quartz and minor, varying amounts of epidote, calcite, chlorite, hematite, sericite, plagioclase felds-...Virginia follow. Abbott prospect is located in Halifax County, 1.55 miles (2.50 km) west of Red Bank and 0.1
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...Bentley provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium...243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham property—Route...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8 km...Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 Barrow County Arnold mine—1.6 km northeast of Statham, near the head­
Report (issue)
CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING AND FIELD TRIP NOVEMBER 8-10, 2013 SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA...THE CAROLINA TERRANE IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA ONE ARC, TWO ARCS, OLD ARC, NEW ARC THE CAROLINA TERRANE...TERRANE IN CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA EDITORS: James Hibbard and Jeff Pollock TRIP LEADERS: James Hibbard,...Ganis Carolina Geological Society Annual Meeting, November 8-10, 2013 Salisbury, North Carolina Carolina...Waddell University of South Carolina Allen Dennis University of South Carolina, Aiken Vice President William
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
xl—crystal xled—crystallized ALABAMA — Around North Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala., interesting cherty...Diamond Mines, at (or near) Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. At the mines, I was kindly given permission...nearly three page article on the Arkansas Diamond Mine, with three pictures, and is quite true to facts...sharp xls of staurolite in mica schist occur at Stafford, Tolland Co., Conn. DELAWARE — Limonite deposits...fluorite, are common in the Delhi-Babb fluorite mine near Salem, Livingston Co., -Ky. LOUISIANA — Something
Report (issue)
Volcanic-Plutonic Belt: An Island Arc of Cambrian(?) Age The Central Virginia Volcanic-Plutonic Belt: An Island...Louis, 1921The central Virginia volcanic-plutonic belt. (Geological Survey professional paper ; 1231-A...James Run Formation _____________________ Carolina slate belt _______________________ Origin and tectonic...setting of the central Virginia volcanicplutonic belt: Discussion and conclusions ___________ Selected...distribution of the Carolina slate belt, Eastern slate belt, central Virginia volcanic-plutonic belt, South Boston-Danville
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
specimen sent you recently. It was found in Coosa County, Ala., near Rockford. You have my permission to...specimens. He found this cluster of quartz crystals in Stafford Springs (Tolland Co.), Conn., while digging in...have an interesting specimen of dark gray fibrous calcite that was sent in by Prof. Arthur Blocher, 317 W...find a layer of calcite (sample enclosed is from this layer). Sometimes this calcite is oil impregnated...Brown Ave., Terre Haute, Ind. I O W A — From Marion County, Iowa, we have an interesting specimen consisting
Report (volume)
GEORGE OTJS SMITH, DIRECTOR 372 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY FOli 1906 AND 1907 WITH SUBJECT...for 1907. Ottawa, Ontario. 5 6 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1906-1907. Canada, Royal Society:...10,11, 12, pp. 1-94. Davenport, Iowa. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 1, nos...nos. 1->20. Rochester, N. Y. BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY, 1906-1901 7 Georgia Geological...features of Maryland; vol. 6; Calvert County; St. Mary's County; State Map. Baltimore, Md. Mazama, vol
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VIRGINIA MINE! AND MINERALS T II) (PAF » MORRILL By P H I L I I N.H. 0 3 0 4 1 East Derry, FAUQUIER ... COUNTY In central of N part of the state. Bounded by the Rappahannock R on the SW. Warrenton is the...mill. Wycojf Gold M. nr Liepold. Had three veins. Randolph Gold M. Sugar C M . Little Elliot G.M. E of Rte... S to N in order are Little Elliot, Sugar and Randolph. One old building exists N of new road and many...total output. Second shaft W of structure across mine road and alluvial work on stream. Very deep old
Book
jewelry— everything from earrings and bracelets to belt buckles and rings. Instructions for the processes...low temperature. Greenland, Antarctica, and the North Polar Sea are covered with ice rocks; the warmer...we don’t have evidence of life in the rocks of North America until you were ten and a half. Complex ...salt—and iron pyrite tend to form perfect cubes. Calcite and gypsum tend to form lopsided, flattened cubes—rhombohedrons...facet edge. MOHS 1 2 3 4 5 SCALE Talc Gypsum Calcite Fluorite Apatite OF HARDNESS* 6 Orthoclase 7 Quartz
Report (issue)
South Carolina .......................................................................77 North Carolina...and central Sierra Nevada foothills metamorphic belt, California, showing the locations of talc occurrences...the Sierra Nevada foothills metamorphic belt and plutonic belt, California, showing the locations of talc...Montana, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts...Ordovician rocks of the Ouachita fold and thrust belt. Talc deposits are in zoned lenticular serpentinite
Report (issue)
Coastal Plain in the Salisbury Embayment and North Carolina Compiled by C. Wylie Poag and Robert Shedlock...Flow in the Coastal Plain Aquifers, North-Central Charles County, Maryland By John M. Wilson, William...and Campanian Sediments in East-Central South Carolina By Gregory S. Gohn 115 22. Magnesium-Rich Clay...Mineralogy of a Sand-Filled Sinkhole Complex in Pinellas County, Florida By Lucy McCartan, J.T. Trommer, J.P. Owens...Radium-226 Activities in Ground Water of Sarasota County, Florida By Ronald L. Miller 149 26. Sedimentary
 
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