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Mason Mountain Rhodolite Mine, Township of Cowee, Macon County, North Carolina, United States


Type:Mine(s) - a site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages
Mindat.org Region:Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Region:Township of Cowee, Macon County, North Carolina, United States
Latitude:35° 14' 47" N
Longitude:83° 23' 36" W
Lat/Long (dec):35.24649,-83.39349
KΓΆppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Elevation:623m
Mindat Feature ID:4478251
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:4478251:5
GUID:156a6a0f-d00d-4a32-af16-5757ec3052a8
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Mason Branch Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 51" N83° 23' 14" W0.6km (0.3 miles)
McCook Rhodolite Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 18" N83° 23' 28" W0.9km (0.6 miles)
R. T. Bryson Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 7" N83° 24' 12" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Rockhound Haven Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 2" N83° 22' 57" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
Iotla-Bradley Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 12" N83° 23' 48" W1.1km (0.7 miles)
K's Garnet Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 13" N83° 24' 7" W1.3km (0.8 miles)
Cowee Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 19" N83° 24' 15" W1.4km (0.9 miles)
Burr Knob Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 36" N83° 24' 5" W1.7km (1.1 miles)
Mallonee Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 7" N83° 24' 36" W1.9km (1.2 miles)
Lee Mason Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 9" N83° 22' 17" W2.1km (1.3 miles)
Gibson Mine (Gibsons Ruby Mine), Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 6" N83° 23' 28" W2.4km (1.5 miles)
Annie Laurie Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 4" N83° 25' 3" W2.5km (1.6 miles)
Sheffield Corundum Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 9" N83° 23' 35" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
Buttermilk Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 13" N83° 22' 0" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
Lyle Knob Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 1" N83° 21' 55" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
Rose Creek Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 14' 55" N83° 25' 20" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
Siphon Hole Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 4" N83° 21' 53" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
Borrows Cut Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 8" N83° 21' 55" W2.6km (1.6 miles)
Yukon Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 3" N83° 22' 37" W2.8km (1.7 miles)
Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 5" N83° 21' 47" W2.8km (1.7 miles)
Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 8" N83° 22' 37" W2.9km (1.8 miles)
Patton Prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 13' 16" N83° 24' 15" W3.0km (1.9 miles)
S. C. Leatherman Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 3" N83° 25' 38" W3.1km (1.9 miles)
Doc Sanders Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 13' 53" N83° 21' 43" W3.3km (2.1 miles)
Dalton Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 19" N83° 21' 28" W3.4km (2.1 miles)
Caler Creek Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 18" N83° 22' 15" W3.5km (2.1 miles)
Sheep Knob Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 37" N83° 22' 50" W3.6km (2.2 miles)
Clyde Downes Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 15' 28" N83° 25' 52" W3.6km (2.3 miles)
Ned Wilson Branch, Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 16' 8" N83° 21' 50" W3.7km (2.3 miles)
Pendergrass Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA35° 12' 56" N83° 24' 27" W3.7km (2.3 miles)
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View of the Alarka ruby mining area, ca. 1965.

Gibson Mine, Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
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View of the Alarka ruby mining area, in 1959.

Gibson Mine, Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
North America PlateTectonic Plate
Great Smoky Mountains Rift Basin, North America PlateBasin
Piedmontia Domain, North America PlateDomain
USACountry
North Carolina, USAState
Macon County, North Carolina, USACounty
Southeastern United States, USAArea
 
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