Shuford Mine (Cansler and Shuford Mine; Catawba Gold Mine), Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Shuford Mine (Cansler and Shuford Mine; Catawba Gold Mine) | Mine |
| Anderson Mountain Mining District | Mining District |
| Catawba County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 38' 59'' North , 81° 3' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sherrills Ford | 1,007 (2017) | 6.7km |
| Catawba | 618 (2017) | 6.8km |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | 7,411 (2017) | 8.3km |
| Lake Norman of Catawba | 5,075 (2017) | 10.9km |
| Claremont | 1,365 (2017) | 11.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral Club | Hickory, North Carolina | 28km |
| Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club | Gastonia, North Carolina | 45km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100301
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100301:0
GUID (UUID V4):
77535747-5203-463c-96f9-12715c392b25
REF:Analytical Data:: PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT
Deposit:: PARDEE, J. T., AND PARK, C. F., JR., 1948 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF THE SOUTHERN PIEDMONT: U. S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 213 , 156 P., 60 PLS., 42
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Minor) - Silver
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Wilson Creek Gneiss
Structure: Small Displacement Faults And Shears In Sericite Schist., In Eastward Trending Bodies Of Different Lithologies And Foliation
Host Rock: Schist, Gneiss, Quartzite
Tectonic Structure: Piedmont
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Quartz var. Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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