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Pyrite from
Monroe Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrite
Formula:FeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Monroe Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924849
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924849:6
GUID (UUID V4):39e98bf6-5e13-435e-b093-950d49d0622d
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrite
5.6km (3.5 miles) Richardson Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
5.7km (3.5 miles) Kendale Mine (McNeill Mine), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) Jenkins Mine (Jenkens; Dry Hollow), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) Brown Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) Burns Mine (Burns and Alred), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) Allen Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) Red Hill Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) Cagle Mine (Talc; Laurel Hill; Hancock), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Standard Mineral Company Mine, Cabin Creek, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) Golconda Mine, Candor, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
500-mile-long state situated mainly between 35° and 36.6° North latitude and bounded on the west by the Mississippi...(top left). Calcite, 5.5 cm high, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(above). Fluorite, 13.1 cm wide, Elmwood mine, Smith County. Francis Benjamin specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...(left). Fluorite, 2.5 cm on edge, Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. Figure...Figure 4 (right). Cumberland mine, Smith County. Travis Paris photo (2004). Figure 5 (far right page)
Report (issue)
C / , state Library North NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OP CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT HARGROVE BOWLES...Resources of Moore County, North Carolina By JAMES F. CONLEY RALEIGH 1962 ^ . NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT...76 Geology and Mineral Resources of Moore County, North Carolina By JAMES F. CONLEY RALEIGH 1962...Laurinburg E. R. EVANS Ahoskie E. D. GASKINS Monroe Asheville ANDREW GENNETT W. GURKIN, JR LUTHER...Raleigh, North Carolina May 2, 1962 To His Excellency, HONORABLE TERRY SANFORD Governor of North Carolina
Report (volume)
it helpful to refer to Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant, it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals of wide distribution...because they occur in sufficient quantity to warrant mining for their usual products but because they furnish...State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota.
Report (issue)
ouroiina Stare Library Raleigh C/ 3:80 6.£ NORTH CAROLINA jyje Q, Doc. DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND...Geologist BULLETIN 80 Pyrophyllite Deposits in North Carolina by Jasper L. Stuckey RALEIGH 1967 Digitized...http://archive.org/details/pyrophyllitedepo1967stuc NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT...Geologist BULLETIN 80 Pyrophyllite Deposits in North Carolina by Jasper L. Stuckey RALEIGH 1967 MEMBERS... CORPENING, JR. Manteo DANIELS, JR. J. A. Monroe Elizabeth City GILL . JOHN HARDEN GILLIAM K
Report (volume)
....................................... 102 District of Columbia ............................................. North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........to refer to Geological Survey Bulletin 507, "The mining districts of the western United States," and to...abundant it may have been completely exhausted by mining or quarrying. Deposits of minerals that are widely
Book (edition)
YEAR 1687"—DAVID T. DAY, CHIEF OF THE DIVISION OF MINING STATISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT...and consump tion, or better and cheaper means of mining, extraction, and convey ance to market, may in...correspondence has been carried on with geologists, mining engineers, and other local authorities, and various...mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
COUNTIES OF NORTH CAROLINA C. HENRY KING, FRANKUNVILLE, N.C. ALAMANCE—The North State pyrophyllite mine is located...by the Indians. ALLEGHANY—The Crouse manganese mine near Sparta has produced an interesting suite of...Knob copper mine in the eastern part of the county has produced chalcocite, bornite, pyrite, pyrrhotite...Mountain. BURKE—Three diamonds have been found in this county. One specimen is at the State Museum in Raleigh...was found in the Reed mine. In 1803 a 28 lb. nugget was found in this same mine! This area has, in recent
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...seams the collector may often find Marcasite and Pyrite. The measures are 1,200 to 1,400 feet thick in...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
Book (volume)
Most specimen collecting is done in the Lead-Zinc mining dists. of northwestern Illinois, the glacial drift...seams the collector may often find Marcasite and Pyrite. The measures are 1,200 to 1,400 feet thick in...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
Report (volume)
OF THE CITICO CREEK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MONROE COUNTY, / " ~ "NESSEE 1 ICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1552 ...of the Citico Creek Wilderness Study Area, Monroe County, Tennessee By JOHN F. SLACK and ERIC R. FORCE...resources of the Citico Creek wilderness study area, Monroe Co., Tennessee. U.S. Geological Survey bulletin...Study Area, in the Cherokee National Forest, Monroe County, Tenn., that is being considered for wilderness...Area, Monroe County, Tenn. 2. Sample locality maps of the Citico Creek Wilderness Study Area, Monroe County
Report (issue)
(CaBSiO4OH) vesicle filling from a basaltic Houghton County lava flow. Small specks of native copper occur...eventually led to one of the biggest and most important "mining booms" in this country's first century. Despite... the 1845 discovery of the Cliff Mine ( first in the world to mine native copper as its sole product)...instilled confidence in North Country mining and initiated the modern mining era. Choice 'Lake Copper'...never documented by geologists working in the district during its decades of maximum activity. Hence
Journal (issue)
to preserve and promote the unique geologic and mining heritage of Wisconsin while underscoring the importance...brown jarosite crystals on matrix from the McLean Mine, Esmeralda Co., Nevada. The Martian material was...manufacturer’s standards. NIST Price: $556.00 Hard Rock Mine Waste (SRM 2780a) This Standard Reference Material...analysis used to determine elements in hard rock mine waste and materials of a similar matrix. SRM 2780a...material collected from waste piles of abandoned mine sites in the mountains of central Colorado. A unit
Book
volume is dedicated is four-fold: (1) To locate by mine, deposit, or community those mineralized areas of...Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...VILLAGE SPRINGS, Blount Co. Hematite WOODS COPPER MINE, Cloaburne Co. Sphalerite ARIZONA COVEI.I.ITE...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE
Book
T. J. Bornhorst, P. Brandes, R. Clark (Cliffs Mining Services Co.), B. C. Cornilsen, R. V. Dietrich...helpful suggestions throughout the project; to Ashton Mining of Canada, Inc. and Crystal Exploration, Inc.,...APPENDIX I: MICHIGAN MUSEUMS AND EXHIBITS FEATURING MINING, MINERALS, ROCKS, AND FOSSILS .......................243 APPENDIX II: MINERAL SPECIES LISTED BY COUNTY ...............................248 ABOUT THE AUTHORS...of shallow nested spoons whose long axis trends north-south (Figure 2). At the center of the basin, just
Report (issue)
geographic coordinates and, where applicable, by county and section, township, and range. Both published...nickel-plus-copper in the deposit. The Gap mine (Pennsylvania) and the San Julian mine (California),are examples of...magnetite orebodies. i amounts of cobaltiferous pyrite. These contain minor The Cornwall and Grace mines...deposits varies widely. Some, like the Bluebird mine (Arizona), are small deposits containing 16 mostly...mostly only cobalt minerals. At the Standard mine (Oregon), the , cobalt minerals are associated with
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with vesuvianite, magnetite and calcite. "Th's mine goes back to the 1870's and 80's—and worked off...usually was only for short periods of activity that mining was done. ARIZONA—Masses of native copper, some...pounds, have been found in the Copper Queen Copper mine in Bisbee, Cochise Co., Ariz. ARKANSAS—A large,...Diamonds is the only genuine diamond crater in North America. It is a tourist attraction and opened year-round...Crestmore, Riverside Co., Calif. 462 "The ores of the mine are of interest to collectors for their bright colors—a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
red vanadinite xls and coming from the Red Cloud mine (about 30 miles N . of Yuma), Yuma Co., Ariz., have...the mountain, for 3 miles. The gravel road is a county road, usually fair except after heavy rains. At...1st to Oct. 15th, I advise staying out of this district unless you have a desert man along. Be glad to...of novaculite pebbles (gravel). Of course, both north and south coastal plains and streams thereto, have...were modified by the octahedron. Found in the Lark mine, San Juan Co., Colo." CONNECTICUT—We are indebted
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite and some Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state...state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59, 5 mi. E of Jackson-Banks Co. lineBeryl. MAYSVILLE...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
about 35 miles northwest of Flagstaff, in Coconino County, a pineforested volcanic area. The elevation is...do you think of it? It comes from about 7 miles north of Jessieville (Garland Co.), Arkansas on Highway...in California recently I visited the Los Angeles County Museum in Los Angeles to see the famous collection...in Los Angeles can walk across the lawn to the County Museum for another thrill—the display of some of...weekends. "At a mine east of Leadville (Lake Co.). Colo., almost at the end of Lake County, I found a specimen
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SEND THEM I N . ALABAMA—A bed of brassy-yellow pyrite several feet thick extends northeast for several...also present. "Specimen comes from a mine somewhere in Yuma County, Arizona."—on label. ARKANSAS—In the...of Diamonds is an abandoned diamond mine (the only diamond mine in the U.S.) that has been opened up...(west of the city). That would be in Jefferson County."—letter dated—June 31, 1956, from Marie Kennedy...(almost black) matrix; small masses of brassy-yellow pyrite are also present. CONNECTICUT—The following letter
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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
Journal (issue)
Spotsylvania, and Tazewell Counties, Vuginia and Monroe County, West Vuginia. It is noted by Holden (1944)...kimberlite in Rockbridge County and a mica peridotite dike in Warren County. SOURCES @ Of the three...ultramafic rocks, such as lampophyres, present in North America in a belt of rocks extending from Alabama...Vaucluse gold mine in Orange County; a diamond from the Whitehall gold mine in Spotsylvania County; a diamond...diamond from a garden near Pounding Mill in Tazewell County; and the "Punch Jones" diamond found near Rich
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
omitted from locality information. Where lot and district numbers are given, it is necessary to use topographic...Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium and the...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8
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 ____
 
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