Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Haywood Co., North Carolina, USA

mindat Locality ID: 14399
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-14399.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Haywood Co., North Carolina, USA": 46
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 41

Number of Child Localities: 39
Child Localities:
Bethel Mine
Big Ridge Mine
Burnett Prospect
Camp Two Branch Mine
Canton
Chambers Mountain
Champion Fibre Company Prospect
Cherry Cove Branch Prospect
Cove Creek
Crab Ridge Mine
Deep Gap Mine
Dellwood Metabasite Site
Ethan Cook Mine
Frank Medford Prospect
Fred Nichols Mine
Fred Nichols Prospect
Gibson Mine
I. T. Wells Mine
Lake Junaluska
Little East Fork Mine
Locust Gap Prospects
Long Pit
Mark Reece Mine
Middle Old Field Prospect
Putnam Mine
Retreat
Richland Balsam Prospects
Roy Medford Mine
Shining Rock Prospect
Shiny Mine
Shovel Creek Mine
Spruce Ridge Mine
Stringfield Mine
Truelove Mountain Mine
Upper Big Ridge Mine
Upper Putman Mine
W. T. Wilson Mine
Waterville Lake
Waynesville

Latitude: 35°25'33"N
Longitude: 82°57'11"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.425833333333,-82.953055555556

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.

Allophane	Amphibole	Apatite	Aragonite	Arsenopyrite	Autunite	Baryte	Beryl	Brochantite	Calcite
Caledonite	Chalcopyrite	Clay	Clinozoisite	Corundum	Epidote	Feldspar	Fluorite	Garnet	Kaolinite
Linarite	Malachite	Melanterite	Mica	Nickeline	None	Not in a structural group	Pyrite	Pyroxene	Quartz
Rocksalt	Rutile	Scheelite	Smectite-vermiculite	Sphalerite	Spinel	Staurolite	Sulphur	Talc	Titanite
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: Al As Ba Be C Ca Cl Cu F Fe H K Mg Mn Mo Na O P Pb S Si Ti U Zn Zr

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Fe H Mg O S Si

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Allophane Amphibole Apatite Aragonite Arsenopyrite Autunite Baryte Beryl Brochantite Calcite
Caledonite Chalcopyrite Clay Clinozoisite Corundum Epidote Feldspar Fluorite Garnet Kaolinite
Linarite Malachite Melanterite Mica Nickeline None Not in a structural group Pyrite Pyroxene Quartz
Rocksalt Rutile Scheelite Smectite-vermiculite Sphalerite Spinel Staurolite Sulphur Talc Titanite
Zircon

73 IMA Minerals at location:

Actinolite ()*	Aegirine-augite ()*	Albite ()*	Almandine ()*	Anglesite ()*
Ankerite ()*	Annite ()*	Arsenopyrite ()*	Augite ()*	Autunite ()*
Bechererite ()*	Beryl ()*	Brochantite ()*	Calcite ()*	Caledonite ()*
Cerussite ()*	Chalcopyrite ()*	Chrysocolla ()*	Corundum ()*	Cuprite ()*
Diopside ()*	Epidote ()*	Ferro-pargasite ()*	Fluorite ()*	Galena ()*
Graphite ()*	Halloysite-7Å ()*	Hedenbergite ()*	Hemimorphite ()*	Ilmenite ()*
Kaolinite ()*	Kyanite ()*	Langite ()*	Leadhillite ()*	Linarite ()*
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Magnesite ()*	Magnetite ()*	Malachite ()*	Margarite ()*
Melanterite ()*	Microcline ()*	Mimetite ()*	Muscovite ()*	Omphacite ()*
Orthoclase ()*	Pargasite ()*	Posnjakite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Pyromorphite ()*
Pyrope ()*	Pyrrhotite ()*	Quartz ()*	Redgillite ()*	Richterite ()*
Romanèchite ()*	Rutile ()*	Sadanagaite ()*	Sillimanite ()*	Sphalerite ()*
Staurolite ()*	Steverustite ()*	Sulphur ()*	Susannite ()*	Talc ()*
Titanite ()*	Tremolite ()*	Tschermakite ()*	Vermiculite ()*	Wroewolfeite ()*
Wulfenite ()*	Zircon ()*	Zoisite ()*

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of Sublocalities containing mineral	LOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids	# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_4.5-2.5Fe²⁺_0.5-2.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	250850	3419
Aegirine-augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Mg,Fe²⁺)Si₂O₆	1	250821	286
Albite ()*	Feldspar	Na(AlSi₃O₈)	3	250808,250813,250821	8803
Almandine ()*	Garnet	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	2	250821,250837	2353
Anglesite ()*	Baryte	Pb(SO₄)	1	250850	2734
Ankerite ()*	None	Ca(Fe²⁺,Mg)(CO₃)₂	1	250808	3092
Annite ()*	Mica Clay	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂	1	250821	356
Arsenopyrite ()*	Arsenopyrite	FeAsS	1	250850	9052
Augite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Mg,Fe)₂Si₂O₆	1	250813	2060
Autunite ()*	Autunite	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂·10-12H₂O	1	250808	1272
Bechererite ()*	None	Zn₇Cu(OH)₁₃[SiO(OH)₃(SO₄)]	1	250850	16
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	0		4286
Brochantite ()*	Brochantite	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆	1	250850	1633
Calcite ()*	Calcite	Ca(CO₃)	1	250808	27770
Caledonite ()*	Caledonite	Cu₂Pb₅(SO₄)₃(CO₃)(OH)₆	1	250850	359
Cerussite ()*	Aragonite	Pb(CO₃)	1	250850	4979
Chalcopyrite ()*	Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂	1	250850	27198
Chrysocolla ()*	Allophane	(Cu_2-xAl_x)H_2-xSi₂O₅(OH)₄·nH₂O	1	250850	3531
Corundum ()*	Corundum	Al₂O₃	4	250813,250814,250837,250842	1797
Cuprite ()*	Not in a structural group	Cu₂O	1	250850	2970
Diopside ()*	Pyroxene	CaMgSi₂O₆	1	250821	4135
Epidote ()*	Epidote Clinozoisite	Ca₂(Al₂Fe³⁺)[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	2	250808,250813	8173
Ferro-pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Fe²⁺₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	250821	54
Fluorite ()*	Fluorite	CaF₂	1	250850	9617
Galena ()*	Rocksalt	PbS	1	250850	24243
Graphite ()*	None	C	0		2812
Halloysite-7Å ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	0		52
Hedenbergite ()*	Pyroxene	CaFe²⁺Si₂O₆	1	250808	741
Hemimorphite ()*	Not in a structural group	Zn₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂·H₂O	1	250850	1689
Ilmenite ()*	Corundum	Fe²⁺Ti⁴⁺O₃	3	250808,250813,250821	5433
Kaolinite ()*	Clay Kaolinite	Al₂Si₂O₅(OH)₄	6	250807,250808,250816,250840,250847,250848	5591
Kyanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂OSiO₄	4	250815,250827,250837,250848	1507
Langite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	250850	593
Leadhillite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	250850	265
Linarite ()*	Linarite	CuPb(SO₄)(OH)₂	1	250850	987
Magnesio-hornblende ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₇Al)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	250821	238
Magnesite ()*	Calcite	Mg(CO₃)	1	250812	1487
Magnetite ()*	Spinel	Fe²⁺Fe³⁺₂O₄	1	250808	14899
Malachite ()*	Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂	1	250850	12537
Margarite ()*	Mica Clay	CaAl₂Si₂Al₂O₁₀(OH)₂	1	250813	168
Melanterite ()*	Melanterite	Fe(SO₄)·7H₂O	0		915
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	250808	4924
Mimetite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl	1	250850	1107
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	22	250808,250809,250813,250816,250821,250823,250824,250825,250826,250827,250829,250830,250835,250839,250840,250841,250843,250844,250845,250846,250847,250848	17380
Omphacite ()*	Pyroxene	(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)Si₂O₆	1	250821	229
Orthoclase ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	1	250813	2349
Pargasite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₄Al)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	250821	313
Posnjakite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·H₂O	1	250850	309
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	2	250839,250850	39462
Pyromorphite ()*	Apatite	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl	1	250850	1725
Pyrope ()*	Garnet	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃	1	250852	341
Pyrrhotite ()*	Nickeline	Fe₇S₈	3	250808,250841,250850	9056
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	21	250808,250809,250813,250816,250823,250824,250825,250826,250827,250830,250835,250839,250840,250841,250843,250844,250845,250846,250847,250848,250850	61156
Redgillite ()*	None	Cu₆(SO₄)(OH)₁₀·H₂O	1	250850	45
Richterite ()*	Amphibole	Na(NaCa)Mg₅Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	250821	148
Romanèchite ()*	None	(Ba,H₂O)₂(Mn⁴⁺,Mn³⁺)₅O₁₀	2	250818,250829	312
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	1	250821	5614
Sadanagaite ()*	Amphibole	NaCa₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₅Al₃)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	250821	6
Sillimanite ()*	Not in a structural group	Al₂SiO₅	0		1516
Sphalerite ()*	Sphalerite	ZnS	1	250850	21482
Staurolite ()*	Staurolite	Fe²⁺₂Al₉Si₄O₂₃(OH)	0		978
Steverustite ()*	None	Pb²⁺₅(OH)₅[Cu¹⁺(S⁶⁺O₃S^2-)₃](H₂O)₂	1	250850	17
Sulphur ()*	Sulphur	S	1	250850	2045
Susannite ()*	None	Pb₄(SO₄)(CO₃)₂(OH)₂	1	250850	99
Talc ()*	Clay Talc	Mg₃Si₄O₁₀(OH)₂	0		3337
Titanite ()*	Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O	2	250813,250821	4899
Tremolite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg_5.0-4.5Fe²⁺_0.0-0.5)Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂	1	250850	2562
Tschermakite ()*	Amphibole	Ca₂(Mg₃Al₂)(Si₆Al₂)O₂₂(OH)₂	1	250821	73
Vermiculite ()*	Clay Smectite-vermiculite	Mg_0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)₆(Si,Al)₈O₂₀(OH)₄·8H₂O	1	250837	652
Wroewolfeite ()*	None	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆·2H₂O	1	250850	95
Wulfenite ()*	Scheelite	PbMoO₄	1	250850	1655
Zircon ()*	Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)	3	250808,250813,250821	5251
Zoisite ()*	Epidote	Ca₂Al₃[Si₂O₇][SiO₄]O(OH)	1	250835	1025

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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