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Ilmenite from
Cranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:656627
Long-form Identifier:1:3:656627:2
GUID (UUID V4):7dd98b26-600d-468f-b111-cd2f2e5f0a87
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
12.5km (7.8 miles) Lost Cove Prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) Lick Ridge, Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) Honeycutt Branch, Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) Grassy Creek Mine, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) Yadkin Valley (Richlands Cove), Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) Unnamed Gold Prospect and Sand and Gravel Pit (MRDS - 10078673), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
52.4km (32.5 miles) Cages Mountain Sillimanite Deposit, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
55.4km (34.4 miles) Thomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) Holcombe Branch Olivine Deposit, Canton-Democrat, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
59.3km (36.8 miles) J.C. Mills Mine (Mill's Mine; Mills's Mine), Brindletown, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
References
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Report (issue)
GENERAL FEATURES OF THE MAGNETITE ORES OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN TENNESSEE.1 By W. S. BAYLEY...DISTRIBUTION. The iron ores of western North Carolina and Carter County, Tenn., comprise brown hematite (limonite...possibly turgite), magnetite, mixtures of magnetite and hematite, and titaniferous magnetite (mixtures of magnetite...magnetite with ilmenite or with rutile). Hematite alone also occurs, but the quantity is small, and it...been mined. The brown hematite, magnetite, and titaniferous magnetite ores have been mined and smelted
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Vicinity North Carolina Mineral Resources of the Grandfather Mountain Window and Vicinity North Carolina...Falls ___ _-_ _-____ 3. Map of uranium prospects on North Harper Creek--------- ______ __ 2 5 6 TABLES ...the Grandfather Mountain Window and Vicinity, North Carolina By Bruce Bryant and John C. Reed, Jr. ABSTRACT...Mountain window and vicinity in northwestern North Carolina and presents these data independently of the...THE GRANDFATHER MOUNTAIN WINDOW AND VICINITY, NORTH CAROLINA LINVILLE QUADRANGLE_____45' 82°00 36°15
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S. Geological Survey personnel of the various district offices. Each precipitation sample represents...concentration increases with latitude going from south to north. The relatively low values for total tritium rainout...distribution of tritium fallout in precipitation over North America: Internat. Assoc. Sci. Hydrol. Bull., v...and Hoffman, C. M., 1963, Tritium fallout over North America from the Soviet tests in 1961: Jour. Geophys...Vicinity North Carolina Mineral Resources of the Grandfather Mountain Window and Vicinity North Carolina
Report (issue)
OF THS FUJKTKSS SPRUCE PIHB DISTRICT, ISOlCffl CABOLIHA by Donald A* Brobst This report la praliminary...noftonclature* Frui>ar«d in oooperation >dth the liorth Carolina Dep&rtaent of Conservation and Development* C05TSHTS...Metamorphic rocks ................ Mica rocks of the Carolina-type ....... Mioa gneiss .............. Mica schist...schist .............. Petrograpljy of the Carolina-type rocks . Structure and texture ....... Mineral...relationships ....... Qiartzlte .................. Cranberry gneiss .............. Contact and hydrothanoally
Report (issue)
CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK October 21 – 23, 1983 GEOLOGIC INVESTIGATIONS IN...IN THE BLUE RIDGE OF NORTHWE3STERN NORTH CAROLINA Edited by Sharon E. Lewis Virginia Division of Mineral...“collapse pit”, of the main adit and Stopes of the Cranberry mine Copies of this guidebook may be obtained from:...NRCD Post Office Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1983 OFFICERS...South Carolina 29613 Vice-President: John J. Chapman Department of Earth Science Western Carolina University
Report (issue)
Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of North Carolina ..... 67 Table 12 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of South Carolina ..... 85 Table 15 Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of north-central New York........................65 Figure...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of North Carolina................................77 Figure 17...occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of South Carolina. ............*......*...........86 Figure 20.
Report (issue)
North Carolina State Library jleigh ( f t NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN RALEIGH...RALEIGH 1958 G. CONRAD Norffe Carolir* St** NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...NUMBER 71 EXPLANATORY TEXT FOR GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA By JASPER L. STUCKEY and STEPHEN G. CONRAD...Jefferson F. J. BOLING Siler City H. C. BUCHAN, JR North Wilkesboro SCROOP W. ENLOE, JR Spruce Pine VOIT
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Archean rocks. _ _______________________________ Carolina gneiss ____________________________ Roan gneiss..._____________________ Cavity coatings. _______________________ Magnetite. __________________________ Supergene minerals...__________-_-_J_-_________________ History of the mine- _ ____-_________'________ Results of previous work_______________...__ -_---__.___-____._ Cranberry mines. ________-_-_____--__---_-_ Betty Baker mine...-----------------...-----------------..---Grayson County sulphide zone. _____________ 58 58 59 59 60 60 62 62 63 63 63 64 64 65 66 66 67
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 (volume)
Geology of the Linville Falls Quadrangle North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1161-B Geology... Geology of the Linville Falls Quadrangle North Carolina By JOHN C. REED, JR. CONTRIBUTIONS TO GENERAL GEOLOGY...structural and metamorphic history in western North Carolina UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE,...mica gneiss, and amphibolite____________________ Cranberry Gneiss________________________________________...PLATE 1. Generalized geologic map of western North Carolina and northeastern Tennessee. 2. Geologic map
Report (issue)
the Grandfather Mountain Window and Vicinity, North Carolina and Tennessee By BRUCE BRYANT and JOHN C. REED...Grandfather Ddountain window _________________ _______ Cranberry Gneiss ____________ ________________ 19 19 20...Chilhowee Group --------------------------- 45 Slices north of the Grandfather Mountain window ------------...Ridge and Valley and Ridge belts in parts of North Carolina, Tennessee, and southern Virginia. 4. Geologic...gneis,s __ Photograph of conspicuously layered Cranberry Gneiss --------------------------------------
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Regional Geology of the St. Lawrence County Magnetite District Northwest Adirondacks, New York GEOLOGICAL... Regional Geology of the St. Lawrence County Magnetite District Northwest Adirondacks, New York By A....1891Regional geology of the St. Lawrence County magnetite district, northwest Adirondacks, New York, by A...1891Eegional geology of the St. Lawrence County magnetite district, northwest Adirondacks, New York. 1962...Lawrence Co. 2. Geology Adirondack Mountains. 3. Magnetite ores New York (State) St. Lawrence Co. I. Leonard
Report (issue)
Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 577 Work done...done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and in part...Administration Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina By FRANK G. LESURE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Work done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development..._______ Muscovite granodiorite of Spruce Pine district-_____ ________________________ Pegmatite. ___
Report (issue)
cise fe Sew a Sh bs LO eae hb tole Ce PEO ER baw Avery Ala Drake, Jr. The geology of the Honey Brook Upland...suites in Grenvillian terrane of the Roseland district, Virginia Part fo Lithologic relations: ovis 5...province in North Carolina and Tennessee, as well as smaller gneiss domes of Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia...domes of Maryland; and the Sauras Massif of North Carolina. Still farther east are the isolated Grenville...Appalachians—the real boundary between the craton of North America and that of the AfricanEuropean mass with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Origin of MassiveSulfide Deposits, GossanLead District, Virginia JACOBE. GAIR AND JOHN F. SLACK U.S....much as 40 m thick--the thickest known in the district. This deposit containsabundantcoarsebreccia fragmentsof...originaldepositsignificantly.In the northeasternpart of the district,drill holesintersect severalsulfidelayersthat...structurallyrepeated. The Ashe Formationin the district is a sequenceof metasedimentary rocks and local...amphibolitefrom a muchhigher stratigraphiclevel, southof the district,differssignificantlyfrom the maficrockscloserto
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Pyrite, except at the northeasternend of the district where it is presentas euhedralporphyroblasts,occursonly...a point about 5 km north of Galax, Virginia, to a point approximately 10 km north of Hillsville, Virginia...tracea,ble southwesterlyfor more than 11 km into North Carolina, although this segmentis discontinuousand ill...occurrencesof the Appalachianssuchas Ore Knob, North Carolina. and Ducktown, Tennessee. The present 646...the Great Gossan Lead which culminat.ed in the mining of supergenechalcociteand covellit.ebeginning in
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found on the property of George Hobbs close to the north line of Sec. 3, T 2 0 S , R7E. (a little south of...Erin occurrence is approximately 2V2 miles due north of Pleasant Grove Church." Arizona—Albert L. Fritz...of black, crystallized ferberite from the Conger Mine, near Nederland, Boulder Co., Colo. It is good to...amphibole (hornblende, lamprobolite), olivine, magnetite, ilmenite, hematite, feldspars (microcline, orthoc'ase...Can anyone supply information on the occurrence? District oí Columbia—On a recent visit to Washington, the
Report (issue)
exploration data 5 Copper exploration data 6 Magnetite iron exploration data 9 Manganese exploration...means and standard deviations for 30 sets of magnetite iron exploration assays 9 4. Plot of means and...TABLES Page 1 . Copper exploration data 7 2 . Magnetite iron exploration data 10 3 . Manganese exploration...and gas exploration and production. 1 Supervisory mining methods research engineer. 2 Computer programmer...programmer. Both authors are with the Denver Mining Research Center, Bureau of Mines, Denver, Colo. 3Underlined
Report (issue)
Pavlides ............. STOP 1, 8 STOP 1A. Mineral district Chopawamsic Formation at Contrary Creek by J.E... Gair .............. 24 Ores of the Mineral district by J.R. Craig, J.W. Miller, L.J. Cox, and R.F...pit, east end of Betty Baker mine by J.E. Gair Drill core, Mineral district by J.E. Gair ...............Mineral district. STOP LA and STOP 2 shown 4. Geologic map of the Mineral district, Louisa County, Virginia...Tables Table 1. Mining history of some major sulfide deposits of the Mineral district ...............
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CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK SEPTEMBER 29-30, 1990 GEOLOGY OF GRENVILLE-AGE BASEMENT...CENTRAL BLUE RIDGE, NORTH CAROLINA BY CARL E. MERSCHAT AND LEONARD S. WIENER NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...OBTAINED FROM NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY P.O. BOX 27687 RALEIGH, N.C. 27611-7687 CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL...Lee Mitchell South Carolina Water Resources Commission Greenville, South Carolina Vice-President: John...Geology Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina Secretary-Treasurer: S. Duncan Heron, Jr
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The Crystalline Rocks of South Carolina By WILLIAM C. OVERSTREET and HENRY BELL III GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...the Piedmont and Blue Ridge provinces of South Carolina UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON...and Precambrian(?) age_______________________ Carolina slate belt_________________________________________...crystalline rocks in South Carolina. 2. Map showing geologic belts in South Carolina. 3. Map of the main metamorphic...metamorphic facies in South Carolina. 4. Map showing location of samples used for age determinations of
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OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA EDITORS: KEVIN G. STEWART MARK G. ADAMS CHARLES H. TRUPE CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL...Loren Raymond Banner Elk, North Carolina September 26-28, 1997 CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY 1997 FIELD...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA Edited by: Kevin G. Stewart Department of Geology University of North Carolina Chapel... Trupe Department of Geology University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315 TABLE OF CONTENTS...Evolution Of The Blue Ridge Thrust Complex, Western North Carolina ..........................................
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c\ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF MINERAL...and Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT BY JOHN M. PARKER,...SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...and 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
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.'.' .., 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
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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
 
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