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Autunite from
Grassy Creek Mine, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Autunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Autunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grassy Creek Mine, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:426356
Long-form Identifier:1:3:426356:2
GUID (UUID V4):13efe66f-9e79-4261-a651-e2dc16eb6ba7
Nearest other occurrences of Autunite
4.8km (3.0 miles) Hollifield Mine, Little Switzerland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) Wiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) English Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) Smith Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) McKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.4km (4.6 miles) Hickey Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) Field Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Deer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) Pine Mountain (Pine Mountain Mine), Mitchell 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...Rogersite, iEschinite, Uranochre, Tantalite, Autunite, Euxenite, Yttrotantalite. As an illustration...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...Rogersite, iEschinile, Uranochre, Tantalite, Autunite, Euxenite, Yttrotantalite. As an illustration...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished
Report (volume)
Spruce Pine District ! Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...with the Min\ eral Resources Division of the North \ Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...Spruce Pine District Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina By DONALD A. BROBST ! CONTRIBUTIONS...with the Mineral Resources Division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...map of Spruce Pine pegmatite district, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties, N.C.__________________ In
Report (issue)
c\ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF MINERAL...Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT BY JOHN M. PARKER, III GEOLOGICAL...SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT By M. PARKER, III Geological...BETWEEN THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
crystals 6 to 12 inches long, at the Balsam Gap mine, wounds are always sources of danger so long as...closes over Buncoll;be County, and at the Clarissa ( Buchanan) mine, Mitchell County. quickly or slowly-the...exposed. . Albite occurs at the Presley mine, Haywo,?� County, It is beyond the scope of these ar�I...large scale; th� sImple at the WisellJan mine, Mitchell County, and rogersIte [Continued from SUPPLElIlENT...cost will al ways have to be decided by at the same mine "in white mammillary crusts and litthose concerned
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
so-called swamp cypress (Taxodium distichum) of North America, the habit is so pronounced that it sheds...crystals 6 to 12 inches long, at the Balsam Gap mine, already been stated of cut branches applies here;...closes over Buncoll;be County, and at the Clarissa (Buchanan) mine, Mitchell County. quickly or slowly-the...exposed. . Albite occurs at the Presley mine, Haywo,?� County, It is beyond the scope of these ar�I...large scale; th� sImple at the WisellJan mine, Mitchell County, and rogersIte [Continued from SUPPLElIlENT
Book (volume)
of the Pine Ridge Escarpment and along Whiteclay Creek near the Sioux Indian community of the same name...vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...and breaks in the hills along the Minnechaduza Creek and the Niobrara, as well as all tributary canyons...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
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;
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)
of samarskite from a new locality, viz., Grassy Creek Mine, Previously this mineral had been manufacturing...within comparatively recent times, of all in Mitchell County. but having three wicks. This lamp, if we judge...loss found chiefly, I believe only, at the Wiseman Mine. A notable fact in connection with the occurrence...where they were left by presence, in the Wiseman Mine at least, of a thin earthy is a manufacturer of...let me mention mountainous re�ion, in which flows north and south, for and thick deposits, and the winds
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of samarskite from a new locality, viz., Grassy Creek Mine, Previously this mineral had been manufacturing...within comparatively recent times, of all in Mitchell County. but having three wicks. This lamp, if we judge...loss found chiefly, I believe only, at the Wiseman Mine. A notable fact in connection with the occurrence...where they were left by presence, in the Wiseman Mine at least, of a thin earthy is a manufacturer of...let me mention mountainous re�ion, in which flows north and south, for and thick deposits, and the winds
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of samarskite from a new locality, viz., Grassy Creek Mine, Previously this mineral had been manufacturing...within comparatively recent times, of all in Mitchell County. but having three wicks. This lamp, if we judge...loss found chiefly, I believe only, at the Wiseman Mine. A notable fact in connection with the occurrence...where they were left by presence, in the Wiseman Mine at least, of a thin earthy is a manufacturer of...let me mention mountainous re�ion, in which flows north and south, for and thick deposits, and the winds
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occur in this way are chiefly the phosphates meta-autunite, parsonsite, and phosphuranylite, and the silicates...of the Natural History Museum, Vienna. The North Carolina specimenshad been originally obtained by Von...optical studies of his specimensfrom Mitchell County, North Carolina, including the materials of analyses...oxide. Specimens of identical appearancefrom Mitchell County contained in other collections also were found...uranyl oxides. A sample of the gummite from Mitchell County analyzed by Ross, Henderson, and Posnjak (1931)
Journal (issue)
identify the presence of minerals, such as scheelite, autunite, etc., which give diagnostic fluorescence. A sensitive...the sample was taken, including the nome of the county, and any other matters that may be beneficial touching...DRILLING PERMITS Permit No. 35 was issued to Ross R. Mitchell, Canby, Oregon, on July 23, 1959. The dri II i...the N. E. corner sec. 15, T. 8 S., R. 5 W ., Polk County. Surveyed elevation is 317. 9 feet, ground. The...ThedrillingislocatedintheNE~sec. 25, 1. lOS., R. 8W., Lincoln, County. The lessor is Edward Roberts. Mr. A. M. Ropp,
Book (edition)
feldspar quarries in pegmatite deposits, mines and mine dumps, and from "float" deposits, minerals loose...plains have been buried deep under debris brought north by glaciers or washed down down from have been...should always ask permission it may be un- or a mine dvmip. Cleanliness around a camp site and removal...Diamonds have been found in the United way from North Carolina to California and from Wisconsin. Some are...are found in the rock in which spare North America. States, all the Georgia to they were created by volcanic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for such great mountainous re�ion, in which flows north and south, for and thick deposits, and the winds...500, according to Baron URANIUM MINERALS IN NORTH CAROLINA. von Richthofen. The material of the loss,...River," BESIDES the samarskite of the Wiseman Mica Mine in given to the Hoang-ho), very porous, exceedingly...friable when dry; and affording on chemical Mitchell County, with the associated hatchettolite of Dr. analysis...and bones pounds, a new locality, the Flat Rock mine, recently visited, . of terrestrial mammals, but
Book
CHAPTER 8 Tennessee 8 7 6 CHAPTER 10 South Carolina ......... _ .......... _ _ .... ____________________............._........... 7 3 6 CHAPTER 9 North Carolina 4 2 3 3 9 6 3 CHAPTER 1 GEM H U N T...g e s w h i c h c r e s t a t M t . N o r t h Carolina, a n d C l i n g m a n ' s Dome, Tennessee. Because...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...n d m 1799 i n Cabarrus C o u n t y, N o r t h Carolina, b y a s m a l l b o y w a l k i n g along a m
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of samarskite from a new locality, viz . , Grassy Creek Mine, Previously this mineral had been manufacturing...within comparatively recent times, of all in Mitchell County. but having three wicks. This lamp, if we judge...loss found chiefly, I believe only, at the Wiseman Mine. A notable fact in connection with the occurrence...where they were left by presence, in the Wiseman Mine at least, of a thin earthy is a manufacturer of...let me mention mountainous re�ion, in which flows north and south, for and thick deposits, and the winds
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...out each year into the mountains and deserts of North America to collect a great variety of materials...glaciers that once covered the northern part of North America. As you can see from the directory of digging...dikes in Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, North Carolina, South Dakota, liquid in the solidifying dike...Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In the West, the Rockies, the Sierra Nevada
Journal (issue)
less insoluble uranyl minerals such as carnotite, autunite, uranophane, and torbernite, do not weather easily...adjoining surveys are available for northern and north central Virginia. Individual radiometric maps at...Gainesville Galax Garden City Gladehill Gordonsville Grassy Creek Grottoes Hamburg Virginia Minerals Vol. 25
Book
HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...100 detail maps 1500+ hunting locations: sites in North America A directory to coUpcfing O E Pi rin...it a veritable not just a picof informa- is mine tion, telling everything the collector needs to...directory listing over fifteen hundred localities in North America where gem specimens may be found. Interspersed...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID
Report (volume)
Mendenhall, Director Bulletin 892 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY FOR 1935 AND 1936 BY t 9 tr...Index____________ .13 321 ,* « » BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1935 and 1936 By EMMA MERTINS THOM...THOM INTRODUCTION The bibliography of North American geology, including paleontology, petrology, and...publications on the geology of the continent of North America and adjacent islands and on Panama and the...index to the literature cited. The bibliography of North American geology to the end of the year 1934 is
 
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