Burns Mine (Burns and Alred), Robbins Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USAi
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Burns Mine (Burns and Alred) | Mine |
Robbins Mining District | Mining District |
Moore County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 25' 19'' North , 79° 37' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Robbins | 1,184 (2017) | 3.1km |
Dover | 430 (2010) | 9.7km |
Star | 874 (2017) | 15.2km |
Biscoe | 1,690 (2017) | 16.2km |
Seven Lakes | 4,888 (2011) | 16.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
101887
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:101887:8
GUID (UUID V4):
eed398b1-8b50-4bec-a8f6-9cead1b3f29d
REF:Deposit:: LUTTRELL, G.W., 1978, GOLD, BASE-METAL AND RELATED DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: USGS OPEN FILE REPORT 78-152
Deposit:: POWER, J. AND KLEIN, T.L., USGS SITE VISIT
Production:: LUTTRELL, 1978
Deposit:: CARPENTER, III, P ALBERT, 1976, NC DEPT OF NAT AND ECON
Deposit:: RESOURCES BULL 86, P. 92.
Deposit:: CONLEY, JAMES F, 1962, NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 76, P 25
Deposit:: BRYSON, HERMAN J, 1936, NC DEPT OF CONS AN DEVEL BULL 38,
Commodities (Major) - Gold
Development Status: Past Producer
Deposit Model: 154: Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Structure: Ne-Trending Folds Overturned To The Northwest, Subparallel To Cleavage (N 20-25 E Dipping 55 Nw)
Host Rock: Tuff
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4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Chlorite Group' |
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 | |||
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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 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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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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