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Limonite from
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Rutile2 photos of Limonite associated with Rutile at this locality.
Siderite2 photos of Limonite associated with Siderite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:352415
Long-form Identifier:1:3:352415:2
GUID (UUID V4):0a7bb849-2b4e-4015-abd9-b591ee302dc2
Localities for Limonite in this Region
Beard Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Deep Hollow Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Little John Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Morrison Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Mountain Creek Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Powell Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Tillman Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Ad. Morgan Limonite Workings, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Champion Avenue Limonite Occurrence, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Daniel Lutz and John Rockett Limonite Occurrence, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Dr. Ford Limonite Prospect, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Hale Limonite Workings, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Piedmont Wagon Company Mine, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Thomas Ritchie Limonite Occurrence, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Book (edition)
Geology of North Carolina. QE 147 .A22 1866-1887 Pt.2 V.2 Chap.1 Digitized by the Internet Archive...org/details/mineralsminerall01 nort n o o / Geology of North Carolina. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It F. A. GENTH...brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2 many new and rare species. The Mica veins...Prof. port. of A largapart of the valuable Catawba and Burke we owe to list of localities in the...within a few days , so that the list of North Carolina mineral species has been very considerably
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
Book (edition)
LOCALITIES NORTH CAROLINA, BEING CHAPTER I, OP THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Reprinted...OF E. M. UZZELL RALEIGH, N. C. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CHROLINS. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It has F...data have been embodied. Sev- GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 4 eral causes have been operative in giving...all A number large part of the valuable of Catawba and Burke, of list we owe Alexander and elsewhere...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
large variety of minerals and gemstones in North Carolina annually attracts thousands of collectors to...the world. Some Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina T H E C O L L E C T I N G L O C A L I T I E...McKenzie's publication Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina: Information Circular 24 (1978). For a more...locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can be ordered from the North Carolina Department...27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can
Report (issue)
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...RESOURCES GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTH CAROLINA , . . . . # . WHERE TO COLLECT f ... f ......THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTIES . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ......... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 7 Emerald, Hiddenite and Associated Minerals
Report (issue)
.'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North CarOlina Department of Natural Resources and Community...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 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT
Report (issue)
Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist i ...FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian Institution (slide...viable mineral collecting sites through­ out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
No. 241. DlSCOVERlES OF MINERALS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.* By JOHN T. HUMPHREYS, M.A. 101, 992,930...constant current of foul air and dangerous gases, County, I went diligently to work for such localities...smoke, and millions of gallons of water, we tawba' County. lIy search, at first, was fruitless, but I will...than 500 the first pocket I had discovered in this county. This fea­ feet vertical; but as the coal nearer...enite (meshed rutile). 000 tons ann ually. The North American continent could ACICular rutile. supply
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
No. 241. DlSCOVERlES OF MINERALS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.* By JOHN T. HUMPHREYS, M.A. 101, 992,930...constant current of foul air and dangerous gases, County, I went diligently to work for such localities...smoke, and millions of gallons of water, we tawba' County. lIy search, at first, was fruitless, but I will...than 500 the first pocket I had discovered in this county. This fea­ feet vertical; but as the coal nearer...enite (meshed rutile). 000 tons ann ually. The North American continent could ACICular rutile. supply
Report (issue)
THE LOS BURROS DISTRICT, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. By JAMES M. HILL. INTRODUCTION. The following...district, in the southwestern part of Monterey County, Calif., are based on observations made during...rugged Coast Range, near the south line of Monterey County, in Tps. 23 and 24 S., R. 25 E. Mount Diablo meridian...slate, were noted. LOS BURROS DISTRICT, MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIF. 325 Only one small lens of radiolarian...Buclimo mine and on the upper part of the ridge north of Willow Creek canyon. So far as known, serpentine
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:
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 (issue)
made. Mr. George F. Kunz, in his work on " Gems of North America,” has given more space to quartz than to...the particular points I wish to illustrate. North Carolina is rich in minerals interesting to the collector...some people say, the " cutest ” specimens of North Carolina quartz, are made up of severalsmall doubly...in the more beautiful form and colors of these North American quartzes. Mr. Cahn has kindly furnished... “ During the past few months, Lincoln County, North Carolina, has furnished more crystals of quartz
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...constituents as in galena after pyromorphite and limonite after pyrite. Recently x-ray studies have served...such as chalcedony, psilomelane, chrysocolla, limonite, malachite, etc., except where these clearly result...barite, dolomite, fluorite, etc.; psilomelane, limonite (and hematite) and pyrolusite after calcite, fluorite
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 (issue)
arawak and North Borneo _________________ _ Sarawak _____________________________ _ North BorneO----...________ _ North Island_____ ------------- ________ _ Antarctica ________________________________ _ North Am...124 126 127 130 Monazite localities-Continued North America-Continued United States of America-Continued...Perce Counties __________ _ Idaho CountY-----------------Valley CountY-----------------Adams, Payette,...and Gem Counties ________________________ _ Boise County ___ --------------Ada, Owyhee, Elmore, and Custer
Report (volume)
Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle,
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
Journal (issue)
................... GEM HUNTING IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. By B. M . Brehm ............................Albite along with fine green Amazonite. North and South Carolina rewarded him with a long list of fine...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA By B. M. BREHM 990 Dar:ia N.E.• Warren, O. My first trip to North Carolina in 1941...discouraging. To prove my point go with me to North Carolina again this year, 1942, in the month of June:...Tuesday morning we traveled to northern Iredell County, in the neighborhood of Harmony, to see some nice
Report (issue)
GENERAL FEATURES OF THE MAGNETITE ORES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN TENNESSEE.1 By W. S. BAYLEY. INTRODUCTION...ores of western North Carolina and Carter County, Tenn., comprise brown hematite (limonite and possibly...of North Carolina have increased in importance. Brown ore and magnetite produced in western North Carolina...353 60,593 43,483 44,482 o From reports of North Carolina Geol. and Econ. Survey and Mineral Resources...total recorded .production of magnetite from North Carolina is about 1,331,600 tons and of brown hematite
Report (volume)
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;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson
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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
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...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
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
Report (issue)
in the western Piedmont of Virginia^ North Carolina^ South Carolina^ and Georgia^ and methods used to appraise...________________ Savannah River-Catawba River area, South Carolina-North Carolina ______________ Rock types..._________________________ Yadkin River-Dan River area, North Carolina-Virginia. ____________________ Oconee River...minerals in the area between the Savannah and Catawba Rivers, S.C. and N.C.: 1. Epidote, staurolite,...produced in the western Piedmont of North Carolina and South Carolina, 1887-1917. _______________ 2. Approximate
 
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