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Locality Name:
Swain Co., North Carolina, USA

mindat Locality ID: 102652
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102652.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Swain Co., North Carolina, USA": 89
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 83

Number of Child Localities: 32
Child Localities:
Abbott Prospect
Bennett Prospect
Beryl Pegmatite Occurrence (MRDS - 10025164)
Brooks Feldspar Beryl Deposit
Brooks Mine
Bryson City Feldspar District
Flagstone Quarry
Fontana Reservoir Beryl Deposit
Great Smoky Mountains
Great Smoky Mts
Harris Prospect
Hazel Creek Mine (Everett Mine; Adams Mine; Adams-Westfelt Property)
Hewitt
Hewitt Quarry
Kerr Corundum Occurrence
Little Iris Prospect
Murphy Marble Belt
Patterson Mine
Raleigh Taylor Quarry (Silver Creek Mine)
Ray Rogers Mine
Robinson Gap Quarry
Silver Creek Flagstone Mine
Swain County Copper District (Fontana District)
Unnamed Copper Prospect (MRDS - 10223896)
Unnamed Copper-Iron Sulfide Deposit (MRDS - 10249139)
Unnamed Kaolin Prospect (MRDS - 10249317)
Unnamed Kaolin Quarry (MRDS - 10126861)
Unnamed Kaolin Quarry (MRDS - 10151680)
Unnamed Mica Prospect (MRDS - 10200016)
Unnamed Soapstone Deposit
Whitehall Halloysite Deposit
Whittier

Latitude: 35°24'37"N
Longitude: 83°31'2"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.410277777778,-83.517222222222

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The 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.

Acanthite	Allophane	Alum	Alunite	Amorphous	Amphibole	Aragonite	Baryte	Beryl	Calcite
Chalcopyrite	Chlorite	Chloritoid	Clay	Clinozoisite	Columbite	Copiapite	Copper	Coronadite	Corundum
Covellite	Cubanite	Diaspore	Epidote	Epsomite	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Gypsum	Halotrichite
Kaolinite	Malachite	Marcasite	Mica	Monazite	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Talc	Titanite	Wurtzite	Zircon

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: Ag Al Au Ba Be C Ca Ce Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Nb O P Pb S Si Ti Y Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al Ce Fe H Mn O P S Si Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Acanthite Allophane Alum Alunite Amorphous Amphibole Aragonite Baryte Beryl Calcite
Chalcopyrite Chlorite Chloritoid Clay Clinozoisite Columbite Copiapite Copper Coronadite Corundum
Covellite Cubanite Diaspore Epidote Epsomite Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Gypsum Halotrichite
Kaolinite Malachite Marcasite Mica Monazite Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Talc Titanite Wurtzite Zircon

67 IMA Minerals at location:

Acanthite ()*	Albite ()*	Allophane ()*	Almandine ()*	Alum-(Na) ()*
Alunogen ()*	Ankerite ()*	Aragonite ()*	Aurichalcite ()*	Azurite ()*
Baryte ()*	Beryl ()*	Calcite ()*	Chalcocite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*
Chloritoid ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Clinochlore ()*	Copper ()*	Corundum ()*
Covellite ()*	Cubanite ()*	Cuprite ()*	Dolomite ()*	Epidote ()*
Epsomite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*	Goethite ()*	Gold ()*
Graphite ()*	Gypsum ()*	Halloysite-7Å ()*	Halotrichite ()*	Hematite ()*
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Ilmenite ()*	Jarosite ()*	Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Marcasite ()*	Microcline ()*
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Niter ()*	Opal ()*	Pickeringite ()*
Pyrite ()*	Pyrolusite ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Rutile ()*
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Schwertmannite ()*	Silver ()*	Spessartine ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Staurolite ()*	Talc ()*	Tenorite ()*	Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*
Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Acanthite ()*	Acanthite	Ag₂S	0		2793
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	1	252809	8803
Allophane ()*	Allophane	Al₂O₃(SiO₂)_1.3-2.0·2.5-3.0H₂O	1	252809	470
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	252735	2353
Alum-(Na) ()*	Alum	NaAl(SO₄)₂·12H₂O	1	252767	12
Alunogen ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂(SO₄)₃(H₂O)₁₂·5H₂O	1	252767	272
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	2	252795,252796	3092
Aragonite ()*	Aragonite	Ca(CO₃)	1	252774	3250
Aurichalcite ()*	None	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆	1	252796	919
Azurite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	252772	5509
Baryte ()*	Baryte	Ba(SO₄)	1	252796	11547
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	4	252723,252724,252729,252766	4286
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	2	252774,252796	27770
Chalcocite ()*	None	Cu₂S	2	252772,252796	5707
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	6	252772,252795,252796,252797,252798,252800	27198
Chloritoid ()*	Chloritoid	Fe²⁺Al₂O(SiO₄)(OH)₂	1	252767	376
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	252796	3531
Clinochlore ()*	Chlorite Clay	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈	1	252774	1756
Copper ()*	Copper	Cu	3	252772,252796,252798	3846
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	1	252776	1797
Covellite ()*	Covellite	CuS	2	252772,252796	4165
Cubanite ()*	Cubanite Wurtzite	CuFe₂S₃	1	252772	802
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	2	252772,252796	2970
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	4	252774,252786,252787,252799	9895
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	252809	8173
Epsomite ()*	Epsomite	Mg(SO₄)·7H₂O	1	252770	484
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	252735	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	3	252772,252796,252797	24243
Goethite ()*	Diaspore	FeO(OH)	3	252772,252774,252796	7437
Gold ()*	Copper	Au	2	252730,252772	30554
Graphite ()*	None	C	1	252774	2812
Gypsum ()*	Gypsum	Ca(SO₄)·2H₂O	1	252770	6890
Halloysite-7Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		52
Halotrichite ()*	Halotrichite	Fe²⁺Al₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	2	252767,252770	409
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	0		14640
Hydroniumjarosite ()*	Alunite	(H₃O)Fe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	252770	65
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	0		5433
Jarosite ()*	Alunite	KFe³⁺₃(SO₄)₂(OH)₆	1	252772	2228
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	26	252731,252735,252736,252737,252738,252739,252740,252742,252745,252746,252747,252748,252749,252751,252753,252754,252756,252758,252760,252761,252762,252763,252764,252803,252804,252805	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	1	252767	1507
Magnesiocopiapite ()*	Copiapite	MgFe³⁺₄(SO₄)₆(OH)₂·20H₂O	1	252770	54
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	5	252731,252735,252738,252772,252796	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	2	252772,252796	12537
Marcasite ()*	Marcasite	FeS₂	2	252772,252796	5674
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	252731	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	0		945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	15	252723,252725,252731,252732,252736,252738,252739,252740,252747,252754,252761,252762,252767,252789,252796	17380
Niter ()*	None	K(NO₃)	1	252767	181
Opal ()*	Amorphous	SiO₂·nH₂O	1	252730	2994
Pickeringite ()*	Halotrichite	MgAl₂(SO₄)₄·22H₂O	1	252770	265
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	9	252731,252735,252738,252767,252772,252774,252796,252798,252800	39462
Pyrolusite ()*	Rutile	MnO₂	0		3106
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	252772,252796,252800	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	8	252731,252753,252767,252772,252774,252795,252796,252797	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	0		5614
Samarskite-(Y) ()*	Columbite	YFe³⁺Nb₂O₈	2	252731,252735	353
Schwertmannite ()*	Coronadite	Fe³⁺₁₆O₁₆(OH)_9.6(SO₄)_3.2·10H₂O	2	252772,252796	37
Silver ()*	Copper	Ag	2	252772,252799	5186
Spessartine ()*	Garnet	Mn²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	252767	1214
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	2	252772,252796	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	1	252767	978
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	12	252774,252779,252780,252781,252782,252783,252784,252785,252786,252787,252788,252796	3337
Tenorite ()*	None	CuO	1	252772	1101
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	252796,252809	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	252774	2562
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	1	252796	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	252731	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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