Winding Stair Gap Roadcut, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Winding Stair Gap Roadcut | Road Cutting |
Franklin | - not defined - |
Ellijay Mining District | Mining District |
Cowee Valley | Valley |
Macon County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 7' 12'' North , 83° 32' 38'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Franklin | 3,940 (2017) | 16.3km |
Dillard | 334 (2017) | 21.9km |
Sky Valley | 265 (2017) | 24.2km |
Hayesville | 364 (2017) | 26.2km |
Mountain City | 1,061 (2017) | 26.7km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin | Franklin, North Carolina | 16km |
Mindat Locality ID:
122917
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122917:5
GUID (UUID V4):
88d21556-21d9-4ae9-b7a4-d46b90457967
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Aegirine Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6 |
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Albite var. Andesine Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
β 'Allanite Group' Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β Anorthite Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
β Anorthite var. Bytownite Formula: (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
β Anthophyllite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Clinozoisite Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β Cummingtonite Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β Diopside Formula: CaMgSi2O6 |
β Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 |
β Ferrosilite Formula: Fe2+2Si2O6 |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 Description: Titan-Hematite |
β Hercynite Formula: Fe2+Al2O4 |
β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Jadeite Formula: Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
β 'K Feldspar' |
β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pentlandite Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrope Formula: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Rutile Formula: TiO2 |
β 'Scapolite' |
β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O |
β Tschermakite Formula: ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
β Wollastonite Formula: Ca3(Si3O9) |
β 'Xenotime' |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pentlandite | 2.BB.15 | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hercynite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Al2O4 |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Pyrope | 9.AD.25 | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
β | Clinozoisite | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
β | Ferrosilite | 9.DA.05 | Fe2+2Si2O6 |
β | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
β | Diopside | 9.DA.15 | CaMgSi2O6 |
β | Aegirine | 9.DA.25 | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
β | Jadeite | 9.DA.25 | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
β | Anthophyllite | 9.DD.05 | β»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Cummingtonite | 9.DE.05 | β»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Tschermakite | 9.DE.10 | β»(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
β | Wollastonite | 9.DG.05 | Ca3(Si3O9) |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | Anorthite var. Bytownite | 9.FA.35 | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
β | 9.FA.35 | Ca(Al2Si2O8) | |
β | Albite var. Andesine | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
β | 'Scapolite' | - | |
β | 'Xenotime' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
β | 'Allanite Group' | - | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
H | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
H | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
O | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
O | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
O | β Ferrosilite | Fe22+Si2O6 |
O | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
O | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Rutile | TiO2 |
O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
O | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
O | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Na | β Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Na | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Mg | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Mg | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Mg | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Mg | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Al | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Al | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Al | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Al | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Al | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Si | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Si | β Anthophyllite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Si | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | β Cummingtonite | ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Si | β Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
Si | β Ferrosilite | Fe22+Si2O6 |
Si | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Si | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Pyrope | Mg3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Si | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Si | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Allanite Group | (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Monazite | REE(PO4) |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Albite var. Andesine | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Anorthite | Ca(Al2Si2O8) |
Ca | β Anorthite var. Bytownite | (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)Si2O8] |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Clinozoisite | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | β Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 |
Ca | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Ca | β Tschermakite | ◻(Ca2)(Mg3Al2)(Al2Si6O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Wollastonite | Ca3(Si3O9) |
Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Ti | β Rutile | TiO2 |
Ti | β Titanite | CaTi(SiO4)O |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Aegirine | NaFe3+Si2O6 |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Ferrosilite | Fe22+Si2O6 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Hercynite | Fe2+Al2O4 |
Fe | β Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Jadeite | Na(Al,Fe3+)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Pentlandite | (NixFey)Ξ£9S8 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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