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Vermiculite from
Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Vermiculite
Formula:Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vermiculite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520432:8
GUID (UUID V4):137f6768-3370-420d-8dd6-3123e16a64f4
Nearest other occurrences of Vermiculite
10.4km (6.4 miles) Deposit Number Nine (McGuire or Maguire Vermiculite property; Deposit No. 9; Ellijay Chromite prospect; Higdon Asbestos Mine), Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) Unnamed Vermiculite Prospect (MRDS - 10272745), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) Moores Knob Olivine deposit, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) Charles Mincey prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) Frady Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) Adams Place Prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) Salem School prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) Pine Grove School prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) Webster Peridotite deposit (Webster Chromite prospects; Webster deposit), Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) Cane Creek Olivine deposit, Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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)
.'.' .., 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 (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)
occurrences of the Goldville District of Tallapoosa County, Alabama. Seven of the volume's papers deal with...32 The Royal Vindicator Gold Deposit, Haralson County, Georgia: A Metamorphosed Epithermal Hot-Springs...in the Lilesville Sand and Gravel Deposits, North Carolina (James R. Craig and John E. Callahan) .......Investigation of the Mason Mountain Sperrylite Occurrence, Macon County, North Carolina (Robert B. Cook and...Central Piedmont Metallogenic Province, South Carolina (Steven K. Mittwede) ........................
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... Platinum-Group Elements 40 Soapstone and Talc 40 Vermiculite 41 Mineral Commodities Related to Granite and
Report (volume)
the Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area and Extension, Buncombe County, North Carolina By F. G. LESURE...of the Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area and Extension, Bunc1m County, North Carolina. (Geological...I 19.3:1515 1. Mines and mineral resources-North Carolina-Buncombe Co. I. Grosz, Andrew E., jof author...forest land in the Craggy Mountain Wilderness Study Area and Extension, North Carolina, that is being considered...studied is in the Pisgah National Forest in Buncombe County. CONTENTS Page Summary -------------------
Report (issue)
3 : ^> I North C: 3 Library NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS...BULLETIN NUMBER 61 SILLIMANITE DEPOSITS in North Carolina BY LEWIS J. HASH AND EARL C. YAN HORN EDITED...TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY RALEIGH 1951 NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...DEPOSITS in North Carolina By LEWIS J. HASH and EARL C. VAN HORN Edited by KEFTON H. TEAGUE North Carolina...Raleigh, North Carolina April 19, 1951 To His Excellency, HONORABLE W. KERR SCOTT Governor of North Carolina
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1329 Arizona Economic geology Aluminum, Maricopa county, Wickenberg (Sheridan, Michael F , et al.) tt-t2...(Mclean, W. John, er a/.) 7-E 1103 Hemihedrite,Pinal county, Florencemine, Maricopacounty, Wickenburg,Rat Tail...a/.) 7-8 1088 Kinoite, SantaRita mountains,Pima county (Anthony, John W., er a/.) 5-6 7O9 Phoenicochroite...er a/.) 1.2 224 Breccia Intrusive Utah, San Juan county, MosesRock dike, kimberlite (McGetchin, Thomas...(Omori, Keiichi.) tt-12 1897 Wardsmithite,Inyo county, Death Valley, Tertiary, Furnace Creek formation
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
hand of $63.28. She read a letter from the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineral Societies inquiring whether...materials ever to be displayed at the Los Angeles County Fair. This fair, the largest country fair in the...Mateo Co. The Gem and Mineral Society of San Mateo County recently enjoyed a visit from Mr. Frank Stevenson...displayed. The new mineral, Rockbridgrite, was found at North Groton, New Hampshire, and the rare Niobate Polycrase...Mr. Perratore was fortunate to be in the Bear Mountain. New York area after a construction blasting and
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...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...a , M o o r e , M o n t g o m e r y, Randolph, Macon South C a r o l i n a : Chesterfield, L a n c a
Report (issue)
ore. Poncha Springs. Colo. 14. Tungsten ore. North Carolina Titanium Contents and Titanium Partitioning...rutile and biotite in some gneisses from Mason Mountain, Macon County, N.C --------------------8. ~mong minerals...high-grade gneisses of simple mineralogy from the North Carolina Blue Ridge. Titanium is present virtually only...ite-pyroxene-graphite gneisses from Mason Mountain, Macon County, N.C. TABLE [Mineral percentage established...Mafic quartzo-feldspathic schist, oligoclase zone (Mason, 1962) Callery-Waiho R. ( 1. 72) Quartz Plagioclase
Journal (issue)
············· 467 llUBIES OF COWEE VALLEY, NORTH CAROLINA. By Melbourne S1nith ·····················...Boulder Bec!ch on Lake Mead. Nevad~ The Clark County Gem Collectors, Inc. (Paul 0 . Drury, Publicity...wanted to go prospecting in some remote part of the North Woods Possibly in Canada. I had traveled through...and Kirkland Lake districts which were farther North. I wrote to the Ontario Department of Mines and...in a small Bavarian village. I have worn it on mountain climbing trips in the Bavarian Alps as well as
Book
Gem¢iscuc.us ies eee. eae iahlee 73 Site 5 Graves Mountain—Rutile, Kyanite, Quartz Crystals .......:.ccc...Ueayiessioue Coteau areved nessun hoe Site 1 Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine—Herkimer Diamond .............cc...cerccte ent ovanncsldbunlnwmncamvsivaddnsion NORTH CAROLINA SPU ONa hie 00" (ioe ace oe ace, Rita gene...cwesnndosongaetooaoaavecsnorteannens 161 Site 6 Mason Ruby and Sapphire Mine—Sapphires and Rubies.......sontecn cos cuataes 164 Sive..6. tao otanee165 Vein Mountain Gold:and Gems—Gold-and (Gems teii.cie 20.2. seieces
Journal (issue)
.................. 615 REPORT OF OUTING OF THE NORTH JERSEY MINERALOGICAL SOCIElY, JUNE 24t.n AND 25th...undersigned, being all of the officers of rhc Clark County Gem Co!l~tors, Inc., most sincerely wish to convey...about one-quarter mile distant. Both sides of the mountain contain numerous veins of the material, all traces...'ial, . at ent iCS. ~- tor tor .dp- 1034 North Keystone Avenue, Chicago 51, 1llinois Introduction...conduct a radiometric and geologic survey of an area north of Champion, Michigan. As no work was done on Sundays
Journal (issue)
Co lector Turns Artist Garnet Collecting In North Carolina ** ****** * 26-85 W/ LOOP Rhod/ Gold each...Norton, Second Vice-President 11945 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91607 Mrs. Jeanne Mager. Secretary.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 North Carolina's Mason Mountain Rhodolite• by Paul L. Broughton . ...ln1ur1nce - ALL ORDERS MUST INCLUDE A $2.00 IN II In the USA - all others Including Canada must include lull amount...LAPIDARY SOCIETIES, Annual Convention and Show. North Shore Rock and Mineral Society host. Hynes Auditorium
Report (volume)
Bibliography of North American Geology, 1961 -· GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING... BIBLIOGRAPHY·OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1961 INTRODUCTION• This annual volume of the "Bibliography of North American...appeared during 1961 concerning the geology of the North American continent, Greenland, the West Indies and...in foreign journals are cited if they deal with North American localities or are of a general nature,...they deal only with foreign areas. Articles on North America by "foreign authors are included regardless
Report (issue)
financially in part by, the numerous Federal, State, County and City agencies listed on pages A133 to A136...States__________________ Massive-sulfide copper deposit in North Carolina.._ __________________________ Magnetite deposits...____________________________ Beryllium deposits at Spor Mountain, Utah_ Beryllium minerals in the York Mountains..._______ Pegmatites in the Blue Ridge area, North Carolina. ____________________________ Aluminum deposits...___ Mineral deposits in the Piedmont of South Carolina. ____________________________ Beryllium in volcanic
Journal (issue)
MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES 0111~1"1 KING OF THE MOUNTAIN A collector's favorite by Art Reno 12 THE HABITS...Art Reno Gem and M ineral Societ y of San Mateo County things which cannot be broken down to any further...SO to the south, the City of Susanville on the north, and encompassing the foothills and peaks of the...this region is the GeorgetownPino Grande-Slate Mountain area which has produced so many fine associations...NUMBER. FltEAOUNTAl4 GEMS 11274 VENTURA IIOULEVARD NORTH HOLL YWOOO, CA 111CM FROM CALIF.: (2131711·1111
Book (volume)
01225 442836) Distributors USA AAPG Bookstore PO Box 979 Tulsa OK 74101-0979 USA (Orders: Tel. (918) 584-2555...anthophyllite and cummingtonite near Chester, Vermont, USA, and which have regularly repeating sequences of...Anthophyllite, anthophyllite-cordierite rocks, north Krivoy Rog district, USSR (Gorosnikov & Yur’yev...Vermont, USA (Spear 1980). ‘ 13 Anthophyllite, cordierite-amphibole-bearing rocks, Outokumpu, North Karelia...Volcanics, Vermont, USA (Spear 1980). 15 Anthophyllite, metagabbro, Hastings County, Ontario (Tilley 1957)
Book (volume)
1940). Anal. W. F. Foshag. pyroxenite, Webster, North Carolina (Hess, 1952). Anal. L. C. Peek. peridotite...Anal. Y. Konisi. 19. Eulite, granite, Rubideaux Mountain, Riverside, California (Larsen and Draisin, 1960)...Anal. R. A. Howie. 16. Eulite, eulysite, Mansjd Mountain, Sweden (Henry, 1935). Anal. N. F. M. Henry. 17...The eulite (Table 2, anal. 19) in the Rubideaux Mountain granite has the highest iron content so far reported... The rocks and contact minerals of the Mansjo Mountain. Geol. For. Forh. Stockholm, vol. 44, p. 205
 
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