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Regional Report: Swain Co., North Carolina, USA

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  • Acanthite - 57
  • 'Albite-Anorthite Series' - 21
  • 'Allanite' - 13, 18
  • Almandine - 57
  • Alum-(Na) - 23
  • Alunogen - 23
  • Ankerite - 12, 21
  • Aragonite - 41
  • Baryte - 21
  • Beryl - 5, 7, 8, 22
  • Biotite - 3, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 26, 32, 34, 37, 43, 46, 49, 55, 59, 82, 83, 23
  • Calcite - 41
  • Chalcocite - 57
  • Chalcopyrite - 12, 21, 28, 52, 64, 79
  • 'Chlorite Group' - 21, 23
  • Chloritoid - 23
  • Copper - 28, 64
  • Corundum - 57
  • 'Diatomite' - 10
  • Dolomite - 41
  • 'Emerald' - 7, 8, 22
  • Epidote - 81
  • Fluorite - 15
  • Galena - 21, 28, 52
  • 'Garnet Group' - 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 26, 82
  • Goethite - 41
  • Gold - 10
  • Graphite - 41
  • Halloysite - 80
  • Halotrichite - 23
  • 'K Feldspar' - 2, 3, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 39, 43, 44, 46, 47, 49, 54, 55, 56, 59, 63, 77, 82, 83, 84
  • Kaolinite - 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 24, 27, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 43, 46, 49, 55, 59, 77, 82, 83, 84, 85
  • Kyanite - 57
  • Limonite - 13
  • Magnetite - 13, 15, 18, 21, 28
  • 'Marble' - 41
  • Microcline - 13
  • Monazite-(Ce) - 57
  • 'Moonstone' - 13, 57
  • Muscovite - 5, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 24, 37, 45, 49, 82, 83, 23
  • Niter - 23
  • 'Oligoclase' - 81
  • 'Phosphate-Allophane' - 81
  • Pyrite - 41, 13, 18, 21, 64, 79, 23
  • Pyrolusite - 57
  • Pyrrhotite - 21, 28, 79
  • Quartz - 41, 12, 13, 21, 52, 23
  • Realgar - 21, 28
  • Samarskite-(Y) - 13, 57
  • 'Sericite' - 16
  • 'Serpentine Group' - 41
  • Silver - 78
  • 'Soapstone' - 69
  • Spessartine - 23
  • Sphalerite - 21, 28
  • Staurolite - 57
  • Talc - 41, 6, 21, 30, 60, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76
  • Tenorite - 28
  • 'Thulite' - 13
  • Titanite - 81
  • 'Tourmaline' - 18
  • 'Travertine' - 41
  • Tremolite - 41


  • 63 minerals listed.

    Locality Key
    1Abbott Prospect, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    2Ashe Thomas Pegmatite Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    3Ball No. 1 Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    4Bennett Prospect, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    5Beryl Pegmatite Occurrence (MRDS - 10025164), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    6Blowing Spring Talc Occurrence, Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    7Branton Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    8Brooks Feldspar Beryl Deposit, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    9Brooks Mine, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    10Bryson Branch Gold Placers, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    11Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    12Calhoun Prospect, Swain County Copper District (Fontana District), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    13Carson Kaolin and Feldspar Mines (Hill Mine), Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    14Cochran Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    15Cox No. 1 Feldspar and Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    16Cox No. 2 Feldspar and Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    17D. Thomas Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    18Deep Creek No. 1 Kaolin and Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    19Dehart Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    20Flagstone Quarry, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    21Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper District (Fontana District), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    22Fontana Reservoir Beryl Deposit, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    23Great Smoky Mountains, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    24Hans Kaolin Mine (Thomas Mine), Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    25Harris Prospect, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    26Harrison T. Crisp Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    27Harry Thomas Kaolin and Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    28Hazel Creek Mine (Everett Mine; Adams Mine; Adams-Westfelt Property), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    29Hewitt Quarry, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    30Hewitt Talc Mine Shaft, Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    31Hyatt No. 1 Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    32Hyatt No. 2 Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    33Kerr Corundum Occurrence, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    34Lackey Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    35Little Iris Prospect, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    36Lower Ogle Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    37Mason Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    38McCracken Kaolin and Feldspar Mines, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    39Morris Kaolin Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    40Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    41Nantahala Talc and Limestone mine, Hewitt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    42Nichols Kaolin and Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    43No. 8 Pegmatite Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    44Oscar Martin Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    45Patterson Mine, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    46Payne and Sullivan Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    47Pegmatite, Cox Mine Road, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    48Raleigh Taylor Quarry (Silver Creek Mine), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    49Randall Kaolin Mine (Sharptop Mine), Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    50Ray Rogers Mine, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    51Robinson Gap Quarry, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    52Silers Bald Prospect (Calhoun Prospect), Swain County Copper District (Fontana District), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    53Silver Creek Flagstone Mine, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    54Simon Dehart Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    55South McCracken Feldspar and Kaolin Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    56Southeast McCracken Feldspar Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    57Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    58Swain County Copper District (Fontana District), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    59Swain Kaolin and Feldspar Mine (Deep Creek No. 1 Mine), Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    60Talc Mountain Mines, Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    61Unnamed Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10223896), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    62Unnamed Copper-Iron Sulfide Deposit (MRDS - 10249139), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    63Unnamed Feldspar Prospect (MRDS - 10026066), Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    64Unnamed Iron - Copper Prospect (Locust Gap Prospect; Calhoun Prospect No. 2; MRDS - 10025757), Swain County Copper District (Fontana District), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    65Unnamed Kaolin Prospect (MRDS - 10249317), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    66Unnamed Kaolin Quarry (MRDS - 10126861), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    67Unnamed Kaolin Quarry (MRDS - 10151680), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    68Unnamed Mica Prospect (MRDS - 10200016), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    69Unnamed Soapstone Deposit, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    70Unnamed Talc Mine (MRDS - 10026154), Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    71Unnamed Talc Prospect (MRDS - 10026151), Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    72Unnamed Talc Prospect (MRDS - 10026152), Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    73Unnamed Talc Prospect (MRDS - 10026153), Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    74Unnamed Talc Prospect (MRDS - 10026158), Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    75Unnamed Talc Prospect (MRDS - 10026159), Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    76Unnamed Talc Prospect (MRDS - 10091883), Murphy Marble Belt, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    77Upper Ogle Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    78Welch Prospect, Swain County Copper District (Fontana District), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    79Westfeldt Prospect (Kolb-Westfeldt; Westerveldt), Swain County Copper District (Fontana District), Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    80Whitehall Halloysite Deposit, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    81Whittier, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    82Woody No. 1 Feldspar Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    83Woody No. 2 Kaolin Prospect, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    84Woody No. 3 Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA
    85Woody No. 4 Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar District, Swain Co., North Carolina, USA

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