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Northern Tributary Ross Creek Monazite Placer, Gaffney Area, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USAi
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Northern Tributary Ross Creek Monazite PlacerPlacer
Gaffney AreaArea
Cherokee CountyCounty
South CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 9' 26'' North , 81° 41' 50'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.15722,-81.69722
GeoHash:
G#: dnmbhbjvs
GRN:
N24W48
Type:
Placer
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
East Gaffney3,085 (2011)10.4km
Gaffney12,566 (2017)10.4km
Boiling Springs4,674 (2017)11.1km
Cliffside611 (2017)11.2km
Henrietta461 (2017)14.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters ClubGastonia, North Carolina48km
Mindat Locality ID:
99001
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:99001:6
GUID (UUID V4):
677c9443-563d-48e6-846e-d13fd3c600ca


REF:Deposit:: KEITH, ARTHUR, 1931 , GAFFNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN S. C. - N. C. FOLIO NO. 222 , USGS GEOL. ATLAS OF THE U. S., MINE TEXT P. 10 , SYMBOL LOCATES SITE ON MAP AT 1:62,500 , TEXT 13 P.
Deposit:: PLACER IN BOILING SPRINGS SOUTH TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000

Commodities (Major) - Thorium, REE; (Trace) - Abrasive - Corundum, Tin, Gold
Deposit Type: Stream Placer
Development Status: Unknown
Host Rock Unit: Carolina Gneiss
Host Rock: Gneiss

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10 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ 'Monazite'
Formula: REE(PO4)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜ 'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
β“˜'Monazite'-REE(PO4)
β“˜'Tourmaline'-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ CorundumAl2O3
Alβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ MonaziteREE(PO4)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2

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