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Spinel from
Goldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Goldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:354441
Long-form Identifier:1:3:354441:9
GUID (UUID V4):830fced0-0b59-4e1d-90d6-88633d72c7e5
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
2.6km (1.6 miles) Holcombe Branch Olivine Deposit, Canton-Democrat, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) Thomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
98.1km (61.0 miles) Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
References
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Report (volume)
Knoxville 1 °X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...Knoxville 1°X2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina By G.R. ROBINSON, Jr., F.G. LESURE...Knoxville 1°X2° quadrangle Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina I by G.R. Robinson, Jr. ... [et al...Geology- Tennessee. 2. Geology-North Carolina. 3. Geology-South Carolina. 4. Mines and mineral resources-...and mineral resources-North Carolina. 6. Mines and mineral resourcesSouth Carolina. I. Robinson, G.R. II
Report (issue)
Knoxville 1°x2° Quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina By G.R. ROBINSON, Jr., F.G. LESURE...Knoxville 1°x2° quadrangle Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina / by G.R. Robinson, Jr. ... [etaf...Geology—Tennessee. 2. Geology—North Carolina. 3. Geology—South Carolina. 4. Mines and mineral resources—Tennessee...and mineral resources—North Carolina. 6. Mines and mineral resourcesSouth Carolina. I. Robinson, G.R. II...46 Spruce Pine District 46 Woodlawn District 46 Buncombe District 46 Bryson City District 47 Franklin-Sylva
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
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)
.'.' .., 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
Report (issue)
Smoky Mountains National Park, Western North Carolina Carolina Geological Society Annual Field Trip November...Aiken, South Carolina Steve Gurley, Consulting Soil Scientist, Lincolnton, North Carolina Godfrey and...Blythewood, South Carolina Kubal, Furr and Associates, Greenville, South Carolina Zemex Corporation,... Spruce Pine, North Carolina Organization, registering participants, keeping financial records, and guidebook...Cooperation, encouragement, and field checking by North Carolina Geological Survey geologists: Carl E. Merschat
Report (issue)
the Charlotte 1° X 2° Quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina The Conterminous United States...X 2 ° Quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina By J. E. Gair, Richard Goldsmith, D. l. Daniels, W...Mines and mineral resources-North Carolina-Charlotte Region. South Carolina. I. Gair, Jacob Eugene, 1922-...the Charlotte 1 °X2° quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina Schematic diagram for estimating mineral-resource...x 2° Quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina By J. E. Gair, Richard Goldsmith, D. L. Daniels, W
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
rocks of the Mocksville complex of Central North Carolina: Petrogenetic and tectonic implications E....of the Charlotte terrane of the Carolina zone in central North Carolina, the Mocksville complex is a tabular...the study of volcanic rocks, the terranes of the Carolina zone have been interpreted as magmatic arc terranes...origin of the Charlotte terrane. Introduction The Carolina zone (Hibbard 2000; Hibbard et al. 2002) consists...State University, Kell Hall, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA e-mail: esawie@tiffin.edu rocks that represent a
Report (issue)
in Southern Mecklenburg County and Vicinity, North Carolina 'and South Carolina By Frederick Albert Wilson...IN SOUTHERN MECKLENBURG COUNTY AND VICINITY NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA By Frederick Albert Wilson...part of the Charlotte and Carolina slate belts in southern Mecklenburg County and vicinity to help interpret...as metavolcanic rocks* Gravity models of the Carolina slate belt Indicate that it is a synform containing...work II. 11 ^*c*rtT ^^^y Intr oduct Ion 11 Carolina slate belt 13 Millingport Formation 14 Cid
Report (issue)
the Charlotte 1° x 2° quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina by W. R. Griffitts, K. A. Duttweiler...of Charlotte 1° x 2° quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina, beginning in 1978 that is part of...fraction also contains zircon, sillimanite, kyanite, spinel, apatite, sphene, and the TiCU minerals. It is...to leucoxene, staurolite, and locally abundant spinel. The M.5 concentrate contains abundant garnet in...irregular area in and near the South Mountains just north of 35°30' and east of 82°00' is evidently in part
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pyroxenoidsfrom the manganesedeposit near Bald Knob, North Carolina' Gnnv A. WrNrBn,2 ERrc J. ESSENEeNo Doxero...metamorphosedmanganesedepositat Bald Knob, North Carolina, yield estimatesof temperaturesand local fluid...manganesedeposit near Bald Knob, North Carolina, is located in Alleghany County, in the northwestregion of...of the state.Sparta,North Carolina, fies about 3 miles southwest,and Bald Knob is a half mile northwest... IryINTER ET AL.: CARBONATES AND PYROXENOIDS. NORTH CAROLINA Table 1. Unusual Bald Knob minerals, their
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
sedimentary manganese deposits, Sierra Nevada, California, USA Marta J.K. Flohr and J. Stephen Huebner U.S. Geological...Geological Survey, MS 959, Reston, FA 22092, USA (Received July 16, 1991; revised and accepted April 24...sedimentary manganese deposits, Sierra Nevada, California, USA. Lithos, 29: 57-85. Laminated to massive rhodochrosite...Mn-silicates from the Smith prospect and MangaChrome mine, Sierra Nevada, California were deposited as ocean...relatively uncommon layers of jacobsite. The Manga-Chrome mine also contains layers rich in manganoan calcite and
Report (issue)
MAPS, CHARLOTTE 1° x 2° QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA (CUSMAP PROGRAM) Compiled by J. E...MAPS, CHARLOTTE 1° x 2° QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA (CUSMAP PROGRAM) Compiled by J. E...the Charlotte 1° x 2° quadrangle, North Carolina and South Carolina, has been done between 1978 and 1982...Inner Piedmont, Kings Mountain, Charlotte, and Carolina Slate belts. The rocks northwest of the Triassic...metamorphosed mainly in the greenschist facies in the Carolina slate belt, and in the amphibolite facies farther
Book
Pape HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY , | 3 4028 04886 ’ ; “4 : BP ae - ms bs . -a i 7 : ; -...Designed by McDonald's Jewelry, Fresno, California (USA). Collection: Michael M. Scott, San José, California...from William Larson’s Stuart Mine in the Pala Mountains, California (USA). Next to it, a step-cut, red-green...sunshine 104 Quartz: bustling globetrotter 108 Spinel: the corundum’s disguised twin Spodumene: phoenix... Collection: Houston Museum, Houston, Texas (USA). Photo: Erica and Harold Van Pelt, Los Angeles.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Downloaded by [North Carolina State University] at 08:49 28 February 2015 No. 1 January/February No...photo. March/April: Quartz, Middleville, Herkimer County, New York. John C. Medici specimen and photo. May/June:...May/June: Turgite, Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. Ronald E. Bentley specimen and photo. July/August:...July/August: Quartz, H. deLinde No. 4 mine, High Peak, Montgomery County, Arkansas. Private collection; Ronald...Bentley photo. September/October: Barite, Otero County, Colorado. Dan and Dianne Kile specimen; John Muntyan
Report (issue)
THE CHARLOTTE 1° x 2° QUADRANGLE, NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA By D. F. Siems, W. R. Griffitts,...maps of the Charlotte 1° x 2° quadrangle, North and South Carolina, prepared under the Conterminous United...the Savannah River in South Carolina and the Catawba River in North Carolina was the principal monazite...to leucoxene, staurolite, and locally abundant spinel. Minor amounts of thorite, thorianite, and columbite...geologic map of the Charlotte 1° x 2° quadrangle (Goldsmith and others, 198 ). HIGH CERIUM-HIGH THORIUM The
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)
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
Book (volume)
.... 44 Perovskite ......... 48 Spinel Group ........ 56 The Spinel Series ........ 62 The Magnetite...D 3-56-3-68. Moderate. H 2\. {001} perfect. Spinel-type twins on {111} in synthetic crystals. Greyish...somewhat fibrous brucite is also characteristic. The spinel cleavage is poorer and occurs on {111}. With AgN03...refractories the ternary system leucite-corundum-spinel (Schairer, 1955) is of considerable interest. Corundum...muscovite, damourite, zoisite, diaspore, gibbsite and spinel. OPTICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES In thin section
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pegmatite Mineral Localities in Oxford County, Maine Oxford County The four pegmatites described in this...thick (Barton and Goldsmith, 1968). No border zone was described by Barton and Goldsmith (1968), although...line. The pollucite was estimated by Barton and Goldsmith (1968) to have constituted less than one-half...Barton and Goldsmith (1968) and Caldwell and Austin (1957) errone­ ously refer to this mine as Dudleys...Dudleys Ledge, which is actually located north of State Route 117. Red flagging tied to tree trunks along the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
East Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society Spring Valley, N e w York The Rockland County Mineral and...and then explored the Tilly Foster Mine, coming back to Rockland County with some Connecticut real estate...R A L S Westchester Mineral and Gem Society North Jersey Mineralogical Society The Westchester Mineral...its regular monthly meeting on March 15th at the County Center, White Plains, New York. Speaker of the...on his trip. The April meeting was held at the County Center, White Plains, on April 19th, and featured
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 (issue)
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