Acme Corundum Mine (Collins Mine), Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USAi
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Acme Corundum Mine (Collins Mine) | Mine |
Statesville | City |
Iredell County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 46' 58'' North , 80° 55' 17'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Statesville | 26,221 (2017) | 3.1km |
Troutman | 2,544 (2017) | 9.6km |
Stony Point | 1,317 (2017) | 14.5km |
Catawba | 618 (2017) | 16.2km |
Sherrills Ford | 1,007 (2017) | 19.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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The Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral Club | Hickory, North Carolina | 38km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100902
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100902:9
GUID (UUID V4):
9ff19497-132f-4f4e-bcaa-50611532cc1c
REF:Deposit:: GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1958 , COMPILED BY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES
Deposit:: LEWIS, J. V., 1896 , CORUNDUM AND THE BASIC MAGNESIAN ROCKS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL.
Commodities (Major) - Abrasive - Corundum; (Minor) - Feldspar; (Trace) - Vermiculite
Deposit Type: Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Hornblende Gneiss, Mica Gneiss
Host Rock: Mica Schist
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2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Corundum Formula: Al2O3 Colour: Gray |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β Vermiculite Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Corundum | 4.CB.05 | Al2O3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Vermiculite | 9.EC.50 | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Β· 8H2O |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
O | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Corundum | Al2O3 |
Al | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Vermiculite | Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O |
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