Ashe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank), Ashe Co., North Carolina, USAi
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Ashe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank) | Mine |
Ashe Co. | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 29' 36'' North , 81° 30' 19'' West
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
---|---|---|
Lansing | 155 (2017) | 0.8km |
Jefferson | 1,606 (2017) | 8.6km |
West Jefferson | 1,308 (2017) | 10.0km |
Trout Dale | 178 (2011) | 23.9km |
Mountain City | 2,475 (2017) | 26.8km |
REF:Deposit:: BAYLEY, W. S., 1923, THE MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: TENNESSEE DIV. GEOLOGY BULL. 29, 252 P.
Deposit:: PRATT, J. H., 1914, THE MINING INDUSTRY IN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1911 AND 1912: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. AN
Commodities (Major) - Iron; (Trace) - Iron - Pig Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Northeast
Host Rock: Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge
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8 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ Dolomite ? Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ Epidote Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ 'Hornblende' Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee ;Contributions to Economic Geology,1922,Part 1 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
ⓘ | Dolomite ? | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Epidote | 9.BG.05a | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
ⓘ | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ | 'Hornblende' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | ⓘ Epidote | (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
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