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Locality Name:
Ray Mica Mine (Wray Mine), Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Spruce Pine District, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA


mindat Locality ID: 5494
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-5494.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Ray Mica Mine (Wray Mine), Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Spruce Pine District, Yancey Co., North Carolina, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°53'9"N
Longitude: 82°16'44"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.885833333333,-82.278888888889

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al B Be Ca Ce Cs Cu F Fe H Hf K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti U W Zn Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al B Be Ca Ce Cs Cu F Fe H Hf K Li Mg Mn Mo Na Nb O P S Si Ta Ti U W Zn Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleAnalcimeApatiteAutuniteBerylClayClinozoisiteColumbiteEpidote
FeldsparFluoriteGarnetKaoliniteMicaMolybdeniteMonaziteNoneNot in a structural groupOlivine
PyriteQuartzRutileSphaleriteTapioliteTourmalineZircon

33 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Almandine  (*)Autunite  (*)Beryl  (*)
Chrysoberyl  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Columbite-(Fe)  (*)Elbaite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Ferberite  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Fluorite  (*)Hafnon  (*)Kaolinite  (*)
Kyanite  (*)Microcline  (*)Molybdenite  (*)Monazite-(Ce)  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Opal  (*)Pollucite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Schorl  (*)Spessartine  (*)Sphalerite  (*)Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)
Torbernite  (*)Tremolite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)302353
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O01272
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1804286
Chrysoberyl  (*)OlivineBeAl2O40321
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Columbite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Nb2O60518
Elbaite  (*)TourmalineNa(Al1.5Li1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)0520
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Ferberite  (*)ColumbiteFe2+(WO4)0551
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Fluorite  (*)FluoriteCaF209617
Hafnon  (*)ZirconHf(SiO4)011
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)405591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Monazite-(Ce)  (*)MonaziteCe(PO4)0945
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pollucite  (*)AnalcimeCs(Si2Al)O6·nH2O0140
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Schorl  (*)TourmalineNaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)02705
Spessartine  (*)GarnetMn2+3Al2(SiO4)301214
Sphalerite  (*)SphaleriteZnS021482
Tantalite-(Fe)  (*)ColumbiteFe2+Ta2O6099
Tapiolite-(Fe)  (*)TapioliteFe2+Ta2O6088
Torbernite  (*)NoneCu(UO2)2(PO4)2·12H2O01059
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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