Peterson Mine, Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Peterson Mine | Mine |
| Toe River | River |
| Yancey County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 59' 28'' North , 82° 15' 34'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Burnsville | 1,660 (2017) | 9.0km |
| Bakersville | 452 (2017) | 9.5km |
| Spruce Pine | 2,134 (2017) | 19.4km |
| Banner Hill | 1,497 (2011) | 21.5km |
| Erwin | 5,979 (2017) | 22.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
102549
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:102549:4
GUID (UUID V4):
17a97c85-70b8-4a97-9ef8-f7a456bfe0fc
REF:Deposit:: OLSON, J C, 1944, NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 43, PLATE 2.
Deposit:: FOR ATTACHMENT SEE 37-011-00122.
Commodities (Major) - Feldspar; (Trace) - Mica
Development Status: Past Producer
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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:
| β 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Samarskite-(Y) Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| β 'Tantalite' Formula: (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Samarskite-(Y) | 4.DB.25 | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Tantalite' | - | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| β | 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' | - | |
| β | 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' | - | |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| O | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Fe | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Nb | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | β Tantalite | (Mn,Fe)(Ta,Nb)2O6 |
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