Parsons Mountain Pyrophyllite prospect, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USAi
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Parsons Mountain Pyrophyllite prospect | Prospect |
Abbeville County | County |
South Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 4' 59'' North , 82° 21' 44'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Sharon | 429 (2006) | 7.5km |
Abbeville | 5,191 (2017) | 10.7km |
Bradley | 170 (2011) | 11.5km |
Promised Land | 511 (2011) | 12.4km |
Willington | 142 (2011) | 15.7km |
Commodities (Major) - Pyrophyllite; (Minor) - Andalusite
Deposit Type: Metamorphic
Development Status: Unknown
Structure: Pyrophyllite Quartzite
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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
8 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Gilbert H. Espenshade and Donald B. Potter (1960) Kyanite,Sillimanite,and Andalusite Deposits of the Southeastern States :USGS Professional Paper 336 |
ⓘ Paragonite Formula: NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Espenshade,Gilbert H.,and Potter,Donald B.(1960) Kyanite, Sillimanite ,and Andalusite Deposits of the Southeastern States : USGS Bulletin 336 |
ⓘ Pyrophyllite Formula: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: U.S. Geological Survey, 2005, Mineral Resources Data System: U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia. |
ⓘ Sillimanite ? Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Gilbert H. Espenshade and Donald B. Potter (1960) Kyanite,Sillimanite,and Andalusite Deposits of the Southeastern States :USGS Professional Paper 336 |
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 |
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
ⓘ | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Paragonite | 9.EC.15 | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Pyrophyllite | 9.EC.10 | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ | Sillimanite ? | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
O | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Pyrophyllite | Al2Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | ⓘ Paragonite | NaAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | ⓘ Rutile | TiO2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Espenshade, G. H. And Potter, D. B., 1960, Kyanite, Sillimanite, And Andalusite Deposits Of The Southeastern States: U.S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper 336.
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