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Limonite from
Red Hill Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Hill Mine, Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924852
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924852:6
GUID (UUID V4):19b794d9-84e3-4282-940b-50a86169980c
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
10.4km (6.5 miles) Grampus prospect (Grampusville), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) Sewell prospect (Seawell), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) Belle Mine (Bell Mine), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) Bear Creek Mine (Bear Creek Copper Prospect), Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) Unnamed Cu prospect, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) Phillips Mine (Robert Phillips Prospect; Millright Mine), Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) Pilot Mountain No. 2 occurrence, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) Porter Mine (Pilot Mountain No. 1 Mine Carpenter; 1976; Johnson Mine), Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
31.2km (19.4 miles) Ore Hill Mine, Carolina Slate Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) Fox-Iron Mountains, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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...RODGERS ROBERT : W. SCOTT Tarboro A. SINGLETON Red Springs J. BERNARD STEIN CHARLES Scotland Neck...Raleigh, North Carolina May 2, 1962 To His Excellency, HONORABLE TERRY SANFORD Governor of North Carolina
Book (volume)
Plains state varies from nearly level farmland to hill ridges, increasing steadily in elev. From 1,000’...instance, a single Spodumene crystal from the Etta Mine near Keystone on the east side of the Mount Rushmore...beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds
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
Report (issue)
Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological... Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...along the borders of a granite body in Halifax 18 County. 19 and Vanoe Counties. 20- Tungsten minerals...occur with sulfides in vein|j deposits in Cabarrus County. 21 22 23 24 25- U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:
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 (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 (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
Report (issue)
Data______________________________ History of Iron Ore Mining in Georgia__________________________________________________...----------------------------------------------LIMONITE ORES______ ----------------------------------...Cedartown, Polk County _________ (Frontispiece) A. Open cut, Etowah Furnace Company, Mine No. 2, near Emerson...Emerson, Bartow CountY---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 B. Ore...washer, near old Bartow furnace, Emerson, Bartow County.... ------------------------------------------
Report (volume)
Georgia have been the major sources of barite since mining began there in 1872, 1902, and 1914 respectively...BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MINERAL RESOURCES production, mining and treatment of ore, as well as some descriptions...states. State references describe deposits and mining and milling techniques practiced within a particular...occurrences may be in the vicinity. In the Cartersville district, Georgia, the deposits are listed as residual...occurrence is of commercial value, as in the Central district, Missouri, symbols are combined, with the most
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
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)
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...Psiloniclanc Cryptomelanc Gibbsitc Diaspore Goerhite Limonite (Limnite) Spinel Seric Pleonaste Hercynite Picotitc...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com­ mon rock-making materials
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
Report (issue)
" ; ^,- • ^... -'--' . CALIFORNIA STATE MINING BUREAU. Henry G. FIFTH Hanks, State Mineralogist...provide for the establishment and maintenance of a Mining Bureau," approved April 16, 1880. I have the honor... REPORT. The Act creating the California State Mining- Bureau, approvides for an annual report by the...statistical information in reference to mines and mining as shall be deemed important." In obedience to...Mineralogist, has been prepared. The prosperity of the Mining Bureau, and the growth and progress of the State
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
Report (issue)
of geochemical samples, northwestern Moore County, North Carolina by Frank G. Lesure, Elmo F. Cooley,...of geochemical samples, northwestern Moore County, North Carolina by F.G. Lesure, E.F. Cooley, J.M. Motooka...from the goldpyrophyllite belt of northwestern Moore County, N. C., are reported here in detail. Localities...pyrophyllite mines and their vicinity in northwestern Moore County, N.C. in May 1968. The samples are described...or from several boulders of the same rock type in mine dumps; the rest of the samples are composites of
Book (volume)
.......................................346 North Carolina ........................................................................................356 North Dakota ...............................................................................427 South Carolina ...............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ...............................
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)
Geological Survey editorial standards (or with the North American Stratigraphic Code). Any use of trade,...Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude ................. .61 A. Section A: Occurrences located north of the Hartford basin, New Hampshire .............. 185 I. Section I: Occurrences located in North Carolina ........ 187 INVENTORY OF METAL MINES AND...location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2. deposit size (occurrence type - mine, prospect
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exposures, such as Aquamarine, Beryl, some Ruby-red Corundum, Spodumene and Topaz. Georgia has been actively...Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...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:
Report (issue)
Deposits of the Sacramento (High Rolls) Mining District, Otero County, New Mexico By S. K JEROME, DOUGLAS...INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS STATION SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING & TECHNOLOGY....................................... 17 Warnock mine ..................................................................................... 19 Page Red Hill ................................................Gulch to Courtney mine .................................................. 22 Courtney mine .............
Report (volume)
Bibliography of North American Geology 1949 By EMMA MERTINS THOM, MARJORIE HOOKER and RUTH REECE DUNAVEN...------------III 1 3 11 169 BIBLIOGRAPHY OF NORTH AMERICAN GEOLOGY 1949 BY EMMA MERTINS THOM, MARJORIE...REECE DUNAVEN INTRODUCTION The bibliography of North American geology, including paleontology, petrology...publications on the geology of the Continent of North America and adjacent islands and on Panama, the...index to the literature cited. The bibliography of North American geology to the end of 1947 is contained
Report (volume)
Fields. (iv) E. W. NEWTON, Local Assistant in Polk County. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. 0FFICI~ OF THE GEOLOGICAL...specular ores in sandstone, the red hematites ang the deposits of limonite in limestone. In the Report of...specu lar ore district; 3d, the limonite ore district; 4t h, the bedded r ed hematite district, and 5t!J...J, the bog ore district. This last has had no definite boundaries. In forming an idea of the value of...porphyry ore district, four in the specular ore district, one in the great limonite district, and in the
 
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