Engle Cope Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Engle Cope Mine | Mine |
Jackson County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 16' 41'' North , 83° 17' 58'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Forest Hills | 372 (2017) | 9.8km |
Webster | 375 (2017) | 10.5km |
Dillsboro | 240 (2017) | 11.0km |
Cullowhee | 6,228 (2017) | 11.8km |
Sylva | 2,617 (2017) | 12.5km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin | Franklin, North Carolina | 13km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100999
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100999:9
GUID (UUID V4):
32bab263-7c13-4474-a85e-1ed89951fa3c
REF:Deposit:: OLSON, J.C. & OTHERS, 1946, NC GEOL SURVEY BULL 49, PP. 34-3
Deposit:: & PLATE 2.
Commodities (Major) - Mica
Development Status: Past Producer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
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