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Locality Name:
Cherokee Co., North Carolina, USA


mindat Locality ID: 6883
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-6883.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Cherokee Co., North Carolina, USA": 111
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 101

Number of Child Localities: 36
Child Localities:
Andrews Quarry
Blue Quarry (Regal Quarry)
Brasstown
Bryant's Property
Columbia Quarry
Davis Property
Eager Property
Flaws Farm
Gay Bryant Prospect
Grey Quarry (Gray Quarry)
Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10199744)
Iron Prospect (MRDS - 10296948)
J. Van Davis Prospect
Marble
Marble Quarry (MRDS - 10150834)
Martin Creek
Mica Mine
Mission Quarry
Mooney Place
Murphy
Murphy Marble Belt
Murphy Quarry
Nantehala River Occurrence
Parker Mine
Peachtree Quarry
Persimmon Creek Meteorite
Quarry (MRDS - 10099895)
Regal Quarry
Rubble Quarry
T. J. McDonald Prospect
Unaka
Valley Placer (No. 6 Vein)
Valley River Belt
Valley River Gold Placers
W. P. Smith Prospect
Young Mine

Latitude: 35°6'55"N
Longitude: 83°57'8"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.115277777778,-83.952222222222
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: Ag Al Au B C Ca Cl Cr Cu Fe H K Mg Mn N Na Ni O P Pb S Si Ti 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Ag Al C Cl Cu Fe H Mg O Pb Si 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleAragoniteCalciteChloritoidClayClinozoisiteCopperCorrensiteCorundumDiaspore
EpidoteFeldsparGarnetIronMicaNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupPyritePyrophyllite
QuartzRocksaltRutileSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelStauroliteTalcTourmaline

42 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Almandine  (*)Antigorite  (*)Calcite  (*)Carlsbergite  (*)
Cerussite  (*)Chlorargyrite  (*)Chloritoid  (*)Copper  (*)Corrensite  (*)
Corundum  (*)Daubréelite  (*)Dolomite  (*)Dravite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Galena  (*)Goethite  (*)Gold  (*)Graphite  (*)Hematite  (*)
Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Kyanite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Niter  (*)Orthoclase  (*)Ottrélite  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)
Pyrophyllite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)Schreibersite  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Staurolite  (*)Taenite  (*)Talc  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Troilite  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
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)22250028,2500393419
Almandine  (*)GarnetFe2+3Al2(SiO4)32250000,2500122353
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)2250022,25007127770
Carlsbergite  (*)RocksaltCrN125002126
Cerussite  (*)AragonitePb(CO3)04979
Chlorargyrite  (*)RocksaltAgCl01382
Chloritoid  (*)ChloritoidFe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)21250013376
Copper  (*)CopperCu03846
Corrensite  (*)Corrensite Clay(Ca,Na,K)1-x(Mg,Fe,Al)9(Si,Al)8O20(OH)10·nH2O125002349
Corundum  (*)CorundumAl2O301797
Daubréelite  (*)SpinelFeCr2S41250021157
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)22250022,2500479895
Dravite  (*)TourmalineNaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)2250034,250039648
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12500708173
Galena  (*)RocksaltPbS2250022,25007124243
Goethite  (*)DiasporeFeO(OH)2250025,2500877437
Gold  (*)CopperAu4250022,250059,250070,25007130554
Graphite  (*)NoneC2250061,2500632812
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3125007214640
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O312500235433
Iron  (*)IronFe2250021,2500611089
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO401507
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2125001117380
Niter  (*)NoneK(NO3)1250058181
Orthoclase  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)12500702349
Ottrélite  (*)ChloritoidMn2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2125001359
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212500282273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS26250023,250028,250029,250038,250039,25006339462
Pyrophyllite  (*)Clay PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)20771
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S812500239056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO211250000,250016,250022,250028,250029,250032,250036,250038,250039,250070,25007161156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO212500235614
Schreibersite  (*)None(Fe,Ni)3P2250021,250061374
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO512500341516
Staurolite  (*)StauroliteFe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)5250000,250011,250012,250059,250070978
Taenite  (*)None(Ni,Fe)1250061703
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)229250022,250028,250029,250030,250031,250032,250034,250035,250036,250037,250038,250039,250040,250041,250042,250043,250044,250045,250046,250047,250048,250049,250050,250051,250052,250053,250054,250055,2500563337
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)29250022,250028,250029,250030,250034,250036,250037,250039,2500632562
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS2250021,2500611044
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O1250023652


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