| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Muscovite var: Sericite |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | See comments under muscovite. This is a very fine-grained phyllite with "sericite" as the primary constituent. No mica flakes can be seen under a hand lens. |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Optical Analysis |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Sericite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Conrad Hill Mine (Dodge Hill Mine), Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 924590 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:924590:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | fa7767fd-0c81-4598-9407-04f486e4f84f |
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| 5.7km (3.5 miles) | ⓘBaltimore Mine, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
| 7.5km (4.7 miles) | ⓘIda Mine, Silver Hill Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘSilver Valley Mine (Spring Valley Mine), Silver Valley, Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
| 9.3km (5.8 miles) | ⓘSilver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
| 11.5km (7.1 miles) | ⓘEmmons Mine (Davidson Mine; Hercules Mine), Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘPeters Mine, Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | ⓘSouthern Homestake Mine (Cameron Mountain Mine), Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA |
| 13.3km (8.2 miles) | ⓘLaughlin Mine (Lytton; Brown Hill; Delph; Delk; Delft; Empire; Miller), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA |
| 13.6km (8.5 miles) | ⓘParish Mine, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | ⓘJones-Keystone Mine, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA |
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 | | Report (issue) | | IN NORTH CAROLINA INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES ...agencies for the general welfare of the dtizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts basic and applied research...Resources, at Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, or call (919) 733-2423. Jeffrey...Chief Geologist GOLD NORTH CAROLINA IN . by P. Albert Carpenter III NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INFORMATION...INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT |  | | Report (issue) | | Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological... Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...along the borders of a granite body in Halifax 18 County. 19 and Vanoe Counties. 20- Tungsten minerals...occur with sulfides in vein|j deposits in Cabarrus County. 21 22 23 24 25- U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: |
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