Yellow Ridge Ore Bank Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yellow Ridge Ore Bank Mine | Mine |
| Kings Mountain | City |
| Cleveland County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 13' 1'' North , 81° 19' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kings Mountain | 10,760 (2017) | 3.6km |
| White Plains | 1,041 (2006) | 7.1km |
| Bessemer City | 5,548 (2017) | 8.3km |
| South Gastonia | 5,312 (2017) | 10.6km |
| Grover | 701 (2017) | 12.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club | Gastonia, North Carolina | 13km |
| Charlotte Gem & Mineral Club | Charlotte, North Carolina | 44km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100799
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100799:5
GUID (UUID V4):
da21ba73-25f6-4b1a-a735-3a3d2a906c6e
REF:Analytical Data:: NITZE, 1893 , KERR, 1893
Deposit:: NITZE, H. B. C., 1893 , IRON ORES OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. SURVEY BULL. NO. 1 , TEXT 239 P., MINE TEXT P. 107 , 108
Deposit:: KERR, W. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1893 , ORES OF NORTH CAROL
BAYLEY, W.S., TENN DIV OF GEOL BULL 29, 1923, PP. 181-182
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Trace) - Sulfur
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Granite Stringer
Structure: Northnortheast, Ore Zone Partly Along Nne Trending Fault
Host Rock: Gneiss
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Carolinia DomainDomain
USA
- Kings Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
- North Carolina
- ⭔Kings MountainCity
- ⭔Southeastern United StatesArea
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