Smoky No. 1 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USAi
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Smoky No. 1 Magnetite Mine | Mine |
Cranberry Magnetite Mining District | Mining District |
Avery County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 8' 1'' North , 81° 57' 54'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Elk Park | 442 (2017) | 2.9km |
Newland | 686 (2017) | 6.2km |
Banner Elk | 1,138 (2017) | 9.0km |
Sugar Mountain | 197 (2017) | 9.4km |
Beech Mountain | 320 (2017) | 11.0km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100072
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100072:9
GUID (UUID V4):
6b2ba96d-0405-4a1c-b7f6-b1e50759b2ee
REF:Deposit:: STUCKEY, J. L., 1965, NORTH CAROLINA: ITS GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: RALEIGH, N. C., NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL., 550 P.
Deposit:: BAYLEY, W. S., 1923, THE MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: TENNE TENN DIV OF GEOL BULL 29, 1923, PP. 106-108.
Deposit:: CRIB LIST 12/81
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Granite Becomes Less Platy And Interfoliated Gneisses Become Less Abundant As Distance From Vein Increases.
Host Rock: Granite, Hornblendite, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge
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1 valid mineral.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'K Feldspar' |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'K Feldspar' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
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