Kitchen Prospect, Fontana Mining District, Graham County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Kitchen Prospect | Prospect |
Fontana Mining District | Mining District |
Graham County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 24' 58'' North , 83° 55' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Robbinsville | 598 (2017) | 14.3km |
Andrews | 1,752 (2017) | 25.3km |
Marble | 321 (2017) | 26.8km |
Townsend | 452 (2017) | 32.3km |
Tellico Plains | 942 (2017) | 34.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100800
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100800:8
GUID (UUID V4):
5b227036-4dfe-4e07-9a82-4002e2a945b0
REF:Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1142-I, P. I1 - I50
Deposit:: 1963 COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-
Commodities (Major) - Copper
Deposit Type: Stratabound Exhalative
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 91: Massive sulfide, Besshi
Host Rock Unit: Copperhill Formation, Great Smoky Group, Gossan
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
S | Sulfur | |
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S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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