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Edge Mine, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USAi
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Edge MineMine
CeloTown
Yancey CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 50' 31'' North , 82° 10' 45'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.84195,-82.17917
GeoHash:
G#: dnmecuyfq
GRN:
N24W48
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Spruce Pine2,134 (2017)13.2km
Burnsville1,660 (2017)13.8km
Bakersville452 (2017)19.4km
Marion7,861 (2017)23.3km
Old Fort911 (2017)23.7km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (MAGMA)Asheville, North Carolina43km
Southern Appalachian Mineral SocietyAsheville, North Carolina43km
Mindat Locality ID:
102433
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:102433:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0d903ee4-bcbb-4d03-b4ea-6e02ae064976


REF:Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.12
Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G., REPOR
Production:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577
NE of Harvard School
Commodities (Major) - Mica
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Pegmatite Is Concordant With The Foliation Of The Enclosing Country Rock
Host Rock: Mica Schist

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 Β· 8H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
FeIron
Feβ“˜ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

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