Jenkins Mine (Jenkens; Dry Hollow), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Jenkins Mine (Jenkens; Dry Hollow) | Mine |
| Robbins Mining District | Mining District |
| Moore County | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 24' 41'' North , 79° 37' 12'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Robbins | 1,184 (2017) | 3.9km |
| Dover | 430 (2010) | 9.9km |
| Star | 874 (2017) | 14.9km |
| Biscoe | 1,690 (2017) | 15.6km |
| Seven Lakes | 4,888 (2011) | 15.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
101902
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:101902:8
GUID (UUID V4):
f5b5a2d0-b185-4257-9ada-3afcd6eb82f6
REF:Deposit:: CONELY, J.F., 1962, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF MOORE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULLETIN 76, P. 26
Deposit:: KLEIN, T.L., SITE VISIT, 198
Deposit:: CARPENTER, III, P ALBERT, 1976, NC DEPT OF NAT AND ECON
Deposit:: RESOURCES BULL 84, PP. 93-94.
Deposit:: CONLEY, JAMES F, 1962, NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 76, P 26
Deposit:: PARDEE, J T & PARK, JR., C F, 1948, USGS PROF PAPER 213, P.
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Structure: Regional Ne-Trending Folds Overturned To The East
Host Rock: Felsic Volcanic Rock
Tectonic Structure: Eastern Carolina Slate Belt
Mine used as Pyrophyllite dump.
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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
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
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