Doris Eaker Mine, Lincoln Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 35° 26' 17'' North , 81° 25' 60'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 35.43806,-81.43333 |
GeoHash: | G#: dnq1dgq19 |
Locality type: | Mine |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
Commodities (Major) - Mica
Development Status: Past Producer
PEGMATITE MINERAL-QUARTZ.
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Regional Geology
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Paleozoic - Neoproterozoic 252.17 - 1000 Ma ID: 3190741 | Precambrian-Phanerozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Neoproterozoic to Permian (252.17 - 1000 Ma) Comments: Piedmont Lithology: Felsic paragneiss; amphibolite grade paragneiss/metavolcanic gneiss Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Cambrian - Neoproterozoic 485.4 - 1000 Ma ID: 2961143 | Biotite Gneiss and Schist Age: Neoproterozoic to Cambrian (485.4 - 1000 Ma) Description: Inequigranular, locally abundant potassic feldspar and garnet; interlayered and gradational with calc-silicate rock, sillimanite-mica schist, mica schist, and amphibolite. Contains small masses of granitic rock. Lithology: Major:{biotite gneiss,mica schist,calc silicate rock}, Minor:{amphibolite}, Incidental:{granitic} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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