Unnamed Galena Occurrence, Linville Falls, McDowell County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Galena Occurrence | Occurrence |
Linville Falls | - not defined - |
McDowell County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 55' 49'' North , 81° 56' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Crossnore | 192 (2017) | 10.2km |
Spruce Pine | 2,134 (2017) | 11.2km |
Newland | 686 (2017) | 17.5km |
Bakersville | 452 (2017) | 21.8km |
Sugar Mountain | 197 (2017) | 23.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
101458
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:101458:0
GUID (UUID V4):
163efe69-4eea-4245-9cb5-deac2319ff39
HL-026 (MRDS - 10093787)
REF:Deposit:: CONRAD, S.G., 1960, CRYSTALLINE LIMESTONE OF THE PIEDMONT AND MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. DEVEL., DIV. MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 74, TEXT 56 P., OCCURRENCE TEXT P. 33.
Deposit:: OCCURRENCE IN LINVILLE FALLS
Commodities (Major) - Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Northeast, Unit In Tablerock Thrust Sheet
Host Rock: Dolomite
Tectonic Structure: Within Brevar Fault System
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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
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
C | Carbon | |
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C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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