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Biotite from
Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fisher Hill Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924662
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924662:1
GUID (UUID V4):4708a391-16ff-4a90-a9d6-ec654ff8b25a
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
8.5km (5.3 miles) MacCulloch Mine (North State Mine), Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) Lindsay Mine, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) Deep River Mine (Coffin), Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
22.3km (13.8 miles) New Sawyer Mine (Powell; Ross), Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) Sawyer Mine, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) Stokesdale Quarry (Vulcan-Stokesdale Quarry), Stokesdale, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) Redding Mine, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) Hoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) Piedmont Quarry, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) Pilot Mountain, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...Mica mining industry, for example, has brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2...York, has spent many months in explorations and mining for these mineral rarities, and has himself added...B. boring gold region. for notes of the mica mining And to Prof. A. A. Julien the survey occurrence
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]...50. II. Tertiary History of the G-rand Caiion District, with atlas, by Clarence E. Dutton, Capt. U. S
Report (issue)
Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological...base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, pyrite, tinf-,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...province and in placers derived from these deposits. Copper occurs with complex sulfide ores in quartz veins...west of the Blue Ridge. 12 complex ores of gold, copper, lead, zinc, and silver in veins and 13 replacements
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...some number of them not hitherto or, The Mica mining industry, elsewhere discovered iu America. great...with Mr. W. E. Hidden, of New explorations and mining for these mineral Among these, York, has spent
Report (edition)
Information Circular GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA by P. A. Carpenter, D oc ms C% M:*L Raleigh...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 26711. Jeffrey C. Reid Chief Geologist Cover...2 Uses 3 Mining Methods and Recovery 3 Gold in North Carolina 5 History of Mining 5 Production...Deposits of North Carolina 12 Eastern Carolina Belt 12 Portis Mine 14 Other Mines 14 Carolina Slate
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)
IN NORTH CAROLINA INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES ...agencies for the general welfare of the dtizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts basic and applied research...Resources, at Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, or call (919) 733-2423. Jeffrey...Chief Geologist GOLD NORTH CAROLINA IN . by P. Albert Carpenter III NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INFORMATION...INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
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)
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
Report (issue)
Central group ____________________________ _ _ Carolina gneiss ________________________ _ Mica schist...__________________________________ _ ~ orth Carolina and South Carolina ______ ____ _ Georgia ______________...__________________________________ _ History of mining ________________ ·__________________ _ Production...34 35 35 36 39 44 44 45 46 47 47 49 49 50 50 Mine descriptions ___________ --------- -- .. -------...___ _______________________ _______ _ Fauquier County ____ ______ ______ _____ _____ _ Franklin ____
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip mine⎯pyritized gastropods
Book (volume)
vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches
Book
stumble over a valuable nugget and stake your own mining claim? Indeed it to is, and author book Jay...prospecting, he points out, is in abandoned mining districts, where valuable mineral ores are present...commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...RANSOM 1875-1948 An to the Eastern '‘Schoolmarm” Mining Camps of the Old West I I a s I \ h K... CONTENTS Preface ix PART I 1 Introduction to Mining and Mineralogy 2 Preparation for Mineral Collecting
Book
CHAPTER 8 Tennessee 8 7 6 CHAPTER 10 South Carolina ......... _ .......... _ _ .... ____________________............._........... 7 3 6 CHAPTER 9 North Carolina 4 2 3 3 9 6 3 CHAPTER 1 GEM H U N T...g e s w h i c h c r e s t a t M t . N o r t h Carolina, a n d C l i n g m a n ' s Dome, Tennessee. Because...was m e r e l y p a r t o f t h e waste o f t h e mine. W h a t t h e y needed was h i g h grade ore o...n d m 1799 i n Cabarrus C o u n t y, N o r t h Carolina, b y a s m a l l b o y w a l k i n g along a m
Book (volume)
NORTInHIwo AME A Volumes John Sinkankas _ GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA In Two Volumes ® Volume I Gemstones, of...of all the mineral treasures to be found in North America, are perhaps the most fascinating—and the...worthy of the name. Some, like the emeralds of North Carolina, the colorful and fabulous tourmalines and...above all, easily read and understood, GEMSTONES OF NORTH AMERICA, Volumes I and II, will be welcomed as a...abroad are becoming so scarce and expensive that North America has developed into a major exporter rather
Report (issue)
of Idaho, veins and pipes in the Bokan Mountain district of Alaska, carbonatite dikes, and apatite-bearing...apatite-bearing iron deposits in the Mineville district of New York in the United States. 1980 CIRCULAR 824 ........ . Veins and Pipes in the Bokan Mountain District, Alaska ........................................................................ . Powderhorn District, Colorado ................. . Mountain Pass, California...Montana ................. . Ravalli County, Montan81- Lemhi County, Idaho .. Magnet Cove and Potash Sulfur
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
determined ore œabricwas comparedwith that of biotite and sillimanite in the host gneiss. Rims of garnet...cleavage of biotite grains in thin sectionsof oriented specimenscollectedfrom the Benson open pit mine exhibit...exhibit well the foliation that may be observedin the mine; the c-axesof sillimanitecrystalscommonlyare aligned...aligned in a direction of lineation within the biotite foliation plane. ?etrofabric diagrams for the long...ore grains exhibit more scatter than those of biotite and sillimanite, but the axes of such grains exhibit
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ore and Historical Mine Waste in the Eastern Adirondack Highlands, New York, USA Ryan D. Taylor,1,† Anjana...class of deposits that also contain iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits (Hitzman et al., 1992), some...additional potential REE resources. Domestic REE mining is limited in the United States. Between 2016 and...mined in the United States since the Mountain Pass mine, California, was put on care and maintenance at...of 2015 (U.S. Geological Survey, 2018); however, mining operations have begun again at Mountain Pass with
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...to list more than fifteen hundred localities in North America where gems can be found. This is the only...amateurs alike had not gone out to every corner of North America, discovered the rich gem resources of the...Colorado; and Professor Jack Hanahan of Belmont, North Carolina, with locations in their respective states...venture every year into the mountains and deserts of North America, they enjoy not only the pleasure of seeking
Report (issue)
Ore Deposits of the St. Lawrence County Magnetite District Northwest Adirondacks New York GEOLOGICAL...377 Ore Deposits of the St. Lawrence County Magnetite District Northwest Adirondacks New York By B. F...____________________________ Rocks of the St. Lawrence County magnetite district. Metasedimentary rocks and migmatites____...migmatites____._ Pyroxenic metasedimentary rocks__.______ Biotite gneiss_________________________ Quartzites and...of occurrence in the district ____________ Mineralogy of skarns in the district-..._______ Nomenclature
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
generally confinedto two dimensions,area alone; the mining geologisthas not only to studyarea most carefullybut...the hyperstheneor pyroxene minerals changedto biotite. The derivative is so wholly different from the...that in biotite schiststhe magnetiteis highly titaniferous. This is a "rule of thumb"--if a biotite schistcontainseither...foliatedrocksas well as bandsor bedsof nearly pure biotite gneiss. In their metamorphicphases,the gabbroshave...gabbroshave, apparently,the samehornblende-feldsparand biotite rocks. The practical question is this--when a drill
Report (issue)
vertical hanging wall of limestone and ore. Early mining occurred in old open pit (foreground) and culminated...magnetite iron ore deposit at Cornwall, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. The investigation was begun to learn...information. Because Cornwall is only one magnetite district among several others in Pennsylvania, all with...and to those concerned with ore exploration and mining technology. CONTENTS Page Abstract 1 Part 1...metasomatism . 50 Faciesrepresentations 55 The Mill Hill Slate Introduction 58 58 Mineralogy and petrography
Report (issue)
COUNTRY.......... STATE CODE....... STATE............ COUNTY........... UNITED STATES 25 MASSACHUSETTS BERKSHIRE...COUNTRY.......... STATE CODE....... STATE............ COUNTY........... UNITED STATES 25 MASSACHUSETTS BERKSHIRE...COUNTRY.......... STATE CODE....... STATE............ COUNTY........... SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION RECORD NUMBER...DESCRIPTION: GRAY, MEDIUM-GRAINED, WELL-FOLIATED BIOTITE GRANITE; BERKSHIRE MASSIF URANIUM-THORIUM-LEAD...COUNTRY.......... STATE CODE....... STATE............ COUNTY........... SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION RECORD NUMBER
Report (edition)
CALEDONIAN GRANITES AND OTHER INTRUSIONS 20 MINES AND MINING 23 PEEL GROUP 30 CARBONIFEROUS LIMESTONE TERTIARY...jigsaw that mdkes up the continents of Europe and North America. However, for many years t11e Island's geology...team remapping the Skiddaw Slates in the Lake District looking along strike at the equivalent rocks in...the Manx massif 11 10. View along the cliffs, north of Port Groudle 12 11. Flaggy sandstones of the...25 25. Shafts, levels and stopes in Great Laxey Mine 27 2. Ill The Isle of Man 26. Sketch map of
 
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