Shuler Ruby Mine, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 16' 19'' North , 83° 21' 21'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.27222,-83.35583 |
| GeoHash: | G#: dnk8xjn5s |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate |
NOT ON 1980 OR 1981 MSHA LISTS
Commodities (Major) - Gemstone
Development Status: Past Producer
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Neoproterozoic - Mesoproterozoic 541 - 1600 Ma ID: 2722732 | Coweeta Group; Biotite Gneiss Age: Proterozoic (541 - 1600 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Coweeta Group Description: Migmatitic; interlayered and gradational with biotite-garnet gneiss and amphibolite; locally abundant quartz and alumino-silicates. Stratigraphic position uncertain. Lithology: Major:{biotite gneiss,amphibolite} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
| Mesoproterozoic 1000 - 1600 Ma ID: 3186696 | Mesoproterozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Mesoproterozoic (1000 - 1600 Ma) Comments: Blue Ridge Lithology: Paragneiss; paragneiss/metavolcanic gneiss Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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