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Microcline from
Ore Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ore Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969059
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969059:2
GUID (UUID V4):4647c216-1e1a-49b7-9a3e-6c8f867de6aa
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
32.7km (20.3 miles) Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) Rock Quarry Road site, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) 115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) Mathis Quarries, Antioch Community, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) Fitches Knob Quarry site, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) Elkin Quarry, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) Lenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) Grandfather Mountain, Linville, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
59.7km (37.1 miles) Adams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine (Alexander prospect; Abernathy prospect; Hiddenite Mine; Warren Mine; Turner Mine), Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (issue)
Archean rocks. _ _______________________________ Carolina gneiss ____________________________ Roan gneiss... ___ ______________________ Geologic age of the ore bodies. __________________ Genetic history of the..._-________-__-----------Stratigraphic position of ore bodies...._____-_ Structural relations_____________--__-__-_-_...the carbonates_--__--_----_--__ Calcite in other ore deposits of the region-.__ Conclusions. _________________________..._______--------------_-_-___-_-_Copper vein at Ore Knob, N.C______. ___________ Location __________-_
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)
The Ore Knob Copper Deposit North Carolina, and Other Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Appalachians GEOLOGICAL...PROFESSIONAL PAPER 558 The Ore Knob Copper Deposit North Carolina, and Other Massive Sulfide Deposits...dynamic and thermal metamorphism on primary ore textures at Ore Knob are described^ and similar Appalachian...___________________________ Geology of the Ore Knob mine____________ Ore Knob mineral deposit_______________ General...____________________ Changes in wallrock along the ore zone. Brecciation. ____________________ Folding and
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
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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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_ 16 Warren mine ____ 16 Milan mine ____________.._____________________ ._ 18 Lyman mine _______ _ _________...Geologic relations_____________________________ 18 Ore deposits __________________ _____ _ 20 General c...____________ '.__ 24 Copperfield or Ely mine ("Vershire mine).______i______ 24 History______________...character of ores____________________ Hartford County deposits__________________________ Simsbury (Newgate)...mine_________________________________ New Haven County deposits________________________ New York ____
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the criteria for recognitionof suchmetamorphosed ore. The followingdescriptionand observations are the...Zawar and subsequentlyat London University. Zawar Mine situated17 miles due southof Udaipur City in the...follows: Upper Phyllite, Main Quartzite, Main Dolomite (ore-hearing horizon), Lower Quartzite, Lower Phyllite...the ridge calledMochia Magra. Within the limb the ore is found in three principallodesthat are 930 DISC...formedduringcrossfolding, yet it is noticeable that the ore is not foundin the joints relatedto crossfolding
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... Geologic map of part of the Blue Ridge of North Carolina and Tennessee. 2-6. Maps showing location of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CHESTATEE AND WEEDON DEPOSITS • HALLE 17HARBORSIDE $ ORE KNOB 1• BLAEK HAWK 6 GOSSAN LEAD DEPOSITS 19BARRETT-BIg...chosenfor each groupof depositswhich the GossanLead, Ore Knob,andChestateedeposits. has been defined and correlated...Creek, North CORRELATION OF APPALACHIAN-CALEDONIAN MASSIVE SULFIDE DEPOSITS 1447 Carolina(Espenshade...sills or volcanics. metric-toncopperdepositat Ore Knob, North CarMassivesulfidedepositssimilarto thoseat...million lon, 1982) which is correlativewith the Ashe Formetric tons grading0.6 to 0.8 percent Cu, 0.5
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
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 (article/letter/editorial)
MAGNETITE SCOTT MINE, STERLING LAKE, N.Y. A. F. HAGNER, L. G. COLLINS, TABLE OF AND ORE, C. V. CLEMENCY........................................ Magnetite ore ............................................................ 732 734 Structm'e at the Scott mine ............................................. 737 ................. Energysourceand concentration of ore ............................... 753 754 Movement........................................ Source of ore material .......................................
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...Knoxville l°x2° quadrangle, Tennessee, North Carolina, and South Carolina 2. Paleozoic metamorphic facies map
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deposits of some others, such as clay, coal, and iron ore, are mentioned only in general terms. One material...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;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
pelitic country rocks at distances >5±10 m from ore, the host-rock chemistry controls the composition...minerals. Also, country rocks within a few meters of ore are distinguished by the common presence of zinc-bearing...sul®dation±oxidation halo around the Bleikvassli ore deposit is only meters in width contrasts with the...sul®dation could be identi®ed at distances >159 m from ore. It is evident that the delin- Editorial handling:...State University, 253 Science I, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA e-mail: pgspry@iastate.edu Fax: +1-515-2946049 F
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
Report (issue)
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 ..........................................
Journal (issue)
feature which dominates the scenic region of North Carolina. 229 MIDWEST CLUB NEWS Bernice Rexin As usual...copies subscriptions, on the other hand, to us from north of the border. In way our U.S. advertisers reach... TRADING POST La Cima Motel Highway APO 45 North ONE Chihauhua, STOP SERVICE—MOTEL, RESTAURANT...grade iron ore on the Mesabi range was discovered near what is now the Mountain Iron Mine on November...1890. Since then about two billion tons of iron ore have been removed from over 250 mines on the range
Report (volume)
_ New York________________ _ _________________ North Carolina_______________________________ Oregon...._______________________________________________ North Carolina and South Carolina___________________________..._____________________________________________ Microcline.____-__________--_---_----__-_--_--_________...studied in more detail the distribution of certain ore-forming and rare elements. THE ELEMENTS AND THEIR...New Mexico. N. Y.,. New York. N. C., North Carolina. N. Dak., North Dakota. Okla., Oklahoma. Oreg., Oregon
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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...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 f the t y p e f r o m w...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
Report (issue)
the Grandfather Mountain Window and Vicinity, North Carolina and Tennessee By BRUCE BRYANT and JOHN C. REED...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...volcanic rocks of the Aleutian Islands, rocks of the Carolina slate belt, and graywackes ______ 77. N&O :K20...rocks of the Aleutian Islands and rocks of the Carolina slate belt ________________ 78. Variation diagram
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C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...(Moonstone) AI bite (Clcavclanditc) Checklist Microcline (Amazonstone) Orthoclase (Moonstone) (Iso-orthoclasc)...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com­ mon rock-making materials
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......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........deposits of some others, such as clay, coal, and iron ore, are mentioned only in general terms. One material...1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1892...Fair edition, 1904. Genth, F. A., Minerals of North Carolina: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 74, 1891. Shannon
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Delaware Georgia Massachusetts Maryland Maine North Carolina New Jersey NH NY PA PQ RI SC TN VA VT New...Province of Quebec, Canada Rhode Island South Carolina Tennessee Virginia Vermont Northern Appalachians...complex Chain Lakes massif Canaan Mountain Dutchess County Elmore Mountain Exeter pluton Green Mountain massif...BZ CB CGC CK CSB DT EDG EQD FG GF GMW GSM HF IP Ashe metamorphic suite Ashland-Wedowee belt Blue Ridge...Charlotte belt Corbin gneiss complex Cherokee, NC Carolina slate belt Ducktown, TN Edgemoor granite Elkhatchee
 
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