Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Greasy Creek Township | Township |
| Spruce Pine | Town |
| Mitchell County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° North , 82° West (est.)
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~6km
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Mindat Locality ID:
275280
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:275280:1
GUID (UUID V4):
e2ef80d1-66e6-4716-b36d-31022a382e0a
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| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β Autunite Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| β Becquerelite Formula: Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β Beryl var. Aquamarine Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β Churchite-(Y) Formula: Y(PO4) · 2H2O |
| β Clarkeite Formula: (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
| β Columbite-(Fe) Formula: Fe2+Nb2O6 Colour: black |
| β Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β Fergusonite-(Y) Formula: YNbO4 |
| β 'Gummite' |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β Kasolite Formula: Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
| β 'Microlite Group' Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) Description: Crystals have been reported as large as 2 by 4 feet and larger. |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β 'Pyrochlore Group' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β 'Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)' Formula: A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)' Formula: (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) Habit: cubo-octahedral Colour: yellowish-brown,with a grayish opalescence Description: Has a resinous luster and subconchoidal fracture,associated with Samarskite-Y |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Samarskite-(Y) Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| β Spessartine Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β 'UM1956-01-O:HPbU' Formula: Pb-U-O-H |
| β Uraninite Formula: UO2 |
| β 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' Formula: (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| β Uranophane Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| β Vandendriesscheite Formula: PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
| β WΓΆlsendorfite Formula: Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
| β Zircon var. Cyrtolite Formula: Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | 'Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977)' | 4.00. | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| β | '' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β | 'Microlite Group' | 4.00. | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| β | 'Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.)' | 4.00. | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Samarskite-(Y) | 4.DB.25 | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| β | Columbite-(Fe) | 4.DB.35 | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| β | Uraninite | 4.DL.05 | UO2 |
| β | Becquerelite | 4.GB.10 | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 Β· 8H2O |
| β | WΓΆlsendorfite | 4.GB.30 | Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 Β· 12H2O |
| β | Vandendriesscheite | 4.GB.40 | PbU7O22 Β· 12H2O |
| β | Clarkeite | 4.GC.05 | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) Β· 0-1H2O |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Fergusonite-(Y) | 7.GA.05 | YNbO4 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Churchite-(Y) | 8.CJ.50 | Y(PO4) Β· 2H2O |
| β | Autunite | 8.EB.05 | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Spessartine | 9.AD.25 | Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
| β | Zircon var. Cyrtolite | 9.AD.30 | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| β | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) | |
| β | Uranophane | 9.AK.15 | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O |
| β | Kasolite | 9.AK.15 | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) Β· H2O |
| β | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| β | Beryl var. Aquamarine | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| β | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) | |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977)' | - | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| β | 'Gummite' | - | |
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| β | 'UM1956-01-O:HPbU' | - | Pb-U-O-H |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| H | β Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| H | β Churchite-(Y) | Y(PO4) · 2H2O |
| H | β Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
| H | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.) | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| H | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| H | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| H | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| H | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| H | β Vandendriesscheite | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
| H | β WΓΆlsendorfite | Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| H | β Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| H | β UM1956-01-O:HPbU | Pb-U-O-H |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| O | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Churchite-(Y) | Y(PO4) · 2H2O |
| O | β Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
| O | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| O | β Fergusonite-(Y) | YNbO4 |
| O | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.) | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| O | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| O | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| O | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| O | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| O | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| O | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| O | β Vandendriesscheite | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
| O | β WΓΆlsendorfite | Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | β UM1956-01-O:HPbU | Pb-U-O-H |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| F | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | β Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
| Na | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| 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 Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Beryl var. Aquamarine | Be3Al2Si6O18 |
| 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 Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Si | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| P | β Churchite-(Y) | Y(PO4) · 2H2O |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| Ca | β Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| Ca | β Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
| Ca | β Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Ca | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Ca | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| Ca | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
| Ti | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Spessartine | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| 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 Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Fe | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Fe | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Y | Yttrium | |
| Y | β Churchite-(Y) | Y(PO4) · 2H2O |
| Y | β Fergusonite-(Y) | YNbO4 |
| Y | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Zr | β Zircon var. Cyrtolite | Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4] |
| Nb | Niobium | |
| Nb | β Fergusonite-(Y) | YNbO4 |
| Nb | β Columbite-(Fe) | Fe2+Nb2O6 |
| Nb | β Pyrochlore Group var. Plumbopyrochlore (of Skorobogatova et al.) | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Nb | β Pyrochlore Group | A2Nb2(O,OH)6Z |
| Nb | β Samarskite-(Y) | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Nb | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Nb | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| Ce | Cerium | |
| Ce | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| Ta | Tantalum | |
| Ta | β Microlite Group | A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n |
| Ta | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| Ta | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
| Pb | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| Pb | β Vandendriesscheite | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
| Pb | β WΓΆlsendorfite | Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| Pb | β UM1956-01-O:HPbU | Pb-U-O-H |
| U | Uranium | |
| U | β Autunite | Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O |
| U | β Becquerelite | Ca(UO2)6O4(OH)6 · 8H2O |
| U | β Clarkeite | (Na,Ca,Pb)(UO2)O(OH) · 0-1H2O |
| U | β Kasolite | Pb(UO2)(SiO4) · H2O |
| U | β Uraninite | UO2 |
| U | β Uranmicrolite (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Na)2-x(Ta,Nb)2(O,OH)7 |
| U | β Uranophane | Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O |
| U | β Pyrochlore Group var. Uranpyrochlore (of Hogarth 1977) | (Ca,U,Ce)2(Nb,Ti,Ta)2O6(OH,F) |
| U | β Vandendriesscheite | PbU7O22 · 12H2O |
| U | β WΓΆlsendorfite | Pb7(UO2)14O19(OH)4 · 12H2O |
| U | β UM1956-01-O:HPbU | Pb-U-O-H |
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