Robinson mine, Bandana, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Robinson mine | Mine |
| Bandana | - not defined - |
| Mitchell Co. | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 58' North , 82° 10' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
An old mica mine worked by Native Americans and worked later (confirmed around 1913) by William Robinson, part owner and operator of the Sink Hole and Robinson mines.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, 1919. |
| β Albite var. Oligoclase Formula: (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] Reference: Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, 1919. |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, 1919. |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Handbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities, 1919. |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | var. Oligoclase | 9.FA.35 | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Albite var. Oligoclase | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Hanbook of Aboriginal American Antiquities by William Henry Holmes. Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 60. Published in 1919 by the Government Printing Office, Washington.
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Robinson mine, Bandana, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA