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Muscovite from
Black Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Black Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:865575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:865575:2
GUID (UUID V4):f3cc9441-8370-4b00-b995-b22a61a8b720
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.4km (0.3 miles) Clyde Sparks Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Ralph Jarrett Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) Murdick Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) Sidney Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) F. G. Jarret Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) Rebel Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) Fate Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) Jeff Howell Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) Banner Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
'THE GEOLOGICAL vt- ,(231 > ' " ^THE MINERALS CAROLINA''" i '- OF, - :l|^fe^H - GOTEENMENT LIBRARY... W. Powell, director | | The | minerals of North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Geiitk | [Vignette]...J. W. Powell, director | | The | mineralsof North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Genth | [Vignette]...W. Powell, director | | The | :aainerals of North Carolina | by | FrederickAugustusGenth j [Vignette]...separately. Price $2.50. XVI. The Paleozoic Fishes of North America, by John Strong Newberry. 1889. 4°. 340
Book (edition)
Geology of North Carolina. QE 147 .A22 1866-1887 Pt.2 V.2 Chap.1 Digitized by the Internet Archive...org/details/mineralsminerall01 nort n o o / Geology of North Carolina. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It F. A. GENTH...brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2 many new and rare species. The Mica veins...within a few days , so that the list of North Carolina mineral species has been very considerably...crease of more than 25 per cent. GEOLOGY OE NORTH CAROLINA. 4 than has been discovered in any other
Book (edition)
LOCALITIES NORTH CAROLINA, BEING CHAPTER I, OP THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Reprinted...OF E. M. UZZELL RALEIGH, N. C. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CHROLINS. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It has F...data have been embodied. Sev- GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 4 eral causes have been operative in giving...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished...within a few days, so that the having been of North Carolina list mineral species has been very considerably
Report (volume)
Spruce Pine District ! Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN...with the Min\ eral Resources Division of the North \ Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...Spruce Pine District Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties North Carolina By DONALD A. BROBST ! CONTRIBUTIONS...with the Mineral Resources Division of the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...map of Spruce Pine pegmatite district, Avery, Mitchell, and Yancey Counties, N.C.__________________ In
Report (issue)
c\ NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT GEORGE R. ROSS, DIRECTOR DIVISION OF MINERAL...Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT BY JOHN M. PARKER, III GEOLOGICAL...SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT. NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF...Structure of Part of the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina A PROGRESS REPORT By M. PARKER, III Geological...BETWEEN THE U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Mineral Mysteries Flattened Crystals in Muscovite JOHN S. WHITE PO Box 332 Stewartstown, Pennsylvania...trimmed muscovite cleavage, Deer Park mine, Spruce Pine district, Mitchell County, North Carolina. Almandine...Almandine is 5.8 × 5.2 × 1.7 mm, and the muscovite is less than 1 mm thick. Elise Skalwold specimen (gift...mineralogical phenomenon—flattened crystals in muscovite—that I feel is not widely recognized and also...abundant in rock shops in the Spruce Pine area in North Carolina. One rock shop in particular, that of Linton
Report (issue)
C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...express my deep gratitude. To Professor R. S. Mitchell of the Uni­ versity of Virginia and to the several...(Steatite) Paragonite Muscovite Phcngite 7 (Damouritc) (Sericite) (Chromium-bearing muscovite) (Pinite) (Ammonium-bearing...(Ammonium-bearing muscovite) Glauconite (Colcrainitc) Margarite Phlogopite Biotite Siderophyllite-annitc
Report (issue)
Optical Properties: Opaque. Color: Black. Streak: Brown to black. Optical Class: Isotropic. n > 2.0 Cell...β = 93.87° X-ray Powder Pattern: Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA. (After heating at 1100 °C for 12...Na2O 0.84 H2O n.d. Total 96.5 (1) Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA; average electron microprobe analysis;...garnet, muscovite, biotite. Distribution: From Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA. At the Woodcox mine, Hybla...Hybla, Monteagle township, Hastings county, Ontario, Canada. Name: Honors Colonel Vasilii Evgrafovich von
Report (issue)
Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 577 Work done...done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development and in part...Administration Mica Deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina By FRANK G. LESURE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL... Work done in part in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development...____ Whiteside Granite-_____________________ Muscovite granodiorite of Spruce Pine district-_____ __
Report (issue)
MICA, GRAPHITE, ETC. MICA DEPOSITS OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA/ By DOUGLAS B. STERKETT. INTRODUCTION. Though...relative rank, are given by G. CK Smith 6 as North Carolina, Colorado, New Hampshire, Georgia, South Dakota...the total production, amounting to $201,155, North Carolina is credited with over two-fifths. During some...domestic production. The mica deposits of western North Carolina have been examined by several.investigators-in...work by the writer, under the direction of the North Carolina Geological Survey, chiefly during the field
Report (issue)
Carolina Geological Society 2008 Fieldtrip and Annual Meeting, Little Switzerland, North Carolina October...Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________________________________...__ Carolina Geological Society (CGS) 2008 Field trip Spruce Pine Mining District North Carolina Co-leaders...Sponsors Active Minerals International, LLC Imerys North America Ceramics Unimin Corporation Vulcan Materials...Spruce Pine Mining District: Little Switzerland, North Carolina __________________________________________
Report (volume)
publication] Page (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) Muscovite in the Spruce Pine district, N. C., by T. L. Kesler...deposits of the Nightingale district, Pershing County, Nev., by W. C. Smith and P. W. Guild (published........ Topaz deposits near the Brewer mine, Chesterfield County, S. C., by Carl Pries, Jr. (published...quicksilver deposits of the Del Puerto area, Stanislaus County, Calif., by H. E. Hawkes, Jr., F. G. Wells, and...Quicksilver deposits near the Little Missouri River, Pike County, Ark., by David Gallagher (published in October
Report (issue)
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...RESOURCES GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTH CAROLINA , . . . . # . WHERE TO COLLECT f ... f ......THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTIES . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ......... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 7 Emerald, Hiddenite and Associated Minerals
Report (issue)
.'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North CarOlina Department of Natural Resources and Community...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT
Report (issue)
Physical Characteristics of Commercial Sheet Muscovite in the Southeastern United States GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...under a cooperative agreement with the State of North Carolina and the Tennessee Valley Authority Physical... Physical Characteristics of Commercial Sheet Muscovite in the Southeastern United States By RICHARD H. JAHNS...under a cooperative agreement with the State of North Carolina and the Tennessee Falley Authority UNITED...6 7 8 11 12 12 15 16 16 17 17 22 24 26 Sheet muscovite in the Southeastern States.____________ Distribution
Report (issue)
Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist i ...FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian Institution (slide...viable mineral collecting sites through­ out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
large variety of minerals and gemstones in North Carolina annually attracts thousands of collectors to...the world. Some Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina T H E C O L L E C T I N G L O C A L I T I E...McKenzie's publication Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina: Information Circular 24 (1978). For a more...locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can be ordered from the North Carolina Department...27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can
Report (issue)
pegmatite in granite, Short Tom Smith mine, Rockingham County, N. C______ ____ ____________________ ...between pegmatite and granite, E. R. Self mine, Gaston County, N. C____________________ 6. Sinuous discordant...wall, Knight mine, Rockingham County, N. C- ~ -7. Sharp hanging-wall contact, Knight mine ______ _______________...of granite underlain by schist, Hawkins mine, Stokes County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ 9....and other units in the Big Bess pegmatite, Gaston County, N. C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Report (issue)
COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA Timothy W. Clark, Kenneth B. Taylor, & Philip J. Bradley Carolina Geological...TRIP GUIDEBOOK October 22-23, 2011 The 2011 Carolina Geological Society Field Trip and Guidebook is...1937-2011 North Carolina State Geologist 1990-2002 “He stood in awe of the beauty of nature” CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL...RESOURCES OF LEE, CHATHAM, AND MOORE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 22-23, 2011 ABERDEEN, NC FIELD TRIP...AND CHIEF NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PHILIP J. BRADLEY SENIOR GEOLOGIST NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL
Journal (issue)
Division, Belmont Abbey College Behnont, North Carolina Richard Mitchell Professor of Environmental Sciences...Mayo Richard D. Dayvault University of South Carolina Atlanta, Georgia Margaret A. McBrien Arthur...must be originals in black India ink on white paper. Photographs should be black and white. Two copies...submission of relevant slides and photographs. Black and white glossy prints are needed for use on the...behold the splendid sparkle of the distant mica-mine dumps in New England sunshine to agree with tftis
Report (issue)
SOUTH CAROLINA GEOLOGY Volume 40 The Carolina Terrane in Northeastern South Carolina: History of an...of Eocambrian Rocks (Ridgeway Gold Mine, South Carolina), Carolina Terrane Mervin J. Bartholomew, Amy...Intra-Arc Basin in the Carolina Terrane, South Carolina Kenneth A. Gillon, T. Langdon Mitchell, Stephen R. Dinkowitz...the Geology of the Ridgeway-Camden Area, South Carolina Piedmont Donald T. Secor, Jr., Chris A. Barker...Barker, Kenneth A. Gillon, T. Landgon Mitchell, M. H. Bartholomew, Robert D. Hatcher, and Martin G. Balinsky
Report (volume)
General features____________________________ Coosa County _________ ____________________ Randolph County...Cherokee County_____________________________ 72 Elbert County _____________________________ 75 Hall County__...County_______________________________ 76 Hart County. ___ __ __________________ 77, Lumpkin and Union counti...___________ S3 Pickens County _______-______________________ 83 Rabun County-_____________________________...____________ 86 Troup County ________________________________ 86 Upson County _______________________________
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
NOTES AND NEWS INCLUSIONSIN MUSCOVITEFROM MITCHELL CREEK MINE, UPSONCOUNTY,GEORGIA J. G. Lnsron, Emory...is located in the extreme north-eastern corner of the state in Rabun County; No. 2, the largest of the...NEWS Mitchell Creek, one of the new mines, lies 7] miles southeast of Thomaston, Upson County, Georgia...of microcline, oligoclase, orthoclase, quartz, muscovite,andbiotite. Accessorymineralsare apatite, magnetite...pegmatite cuts through a contorted augen gneiss of the Carolina series and generally is concordant with the gneissic
Report (issue)
MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC PRODUCTS. MICA DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA. By DOUGLAS B. STERRETT. INTRODUCTION. The...most important producers among these have been North Carolina, South Dakota, New Hampshire, Virginia, Colorado...Alabama, Georgia, and Idaho. For many years North Carolina has led in both quantity and value of output...amount North Carolina is credited with $127,870. The value of the mica production in North Carolina during...Geological Survey and the North Carolina Geological Survey. The greater part of the mine descriptions were obtained
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Granite, near Red Stone quarry, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire. Henry Minot specimen and photo...Teller and Park counties, CO, USA Crystal Park–Bear Creek, El Paso County, CO, USA Pikes Peak Granite NYF... 3 Mount Antero and Mount White, Chaffee County, CO, USA Mount Antero Granite NYF Miarolitic beryl...Mountains, Boise, Custer and Elsmore counties, ID, USA Sawtooth Granite in the Idaho batholith NYF Miarolitic... Moat Mountain and related areas, Carroll County, NH, USA Conway Granite in White Mountain intrusive
 
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