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Western North Carolina Nickel Laterite Occurrence (TES), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USAi
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Western North Carolina Nickel Laterite Occurrence (TES)Occurrence
Buncombe CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 39' 1'' North , 82° 47' 26'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.65028,-82.79056
GeoHash:
G#: dnm4u1cvb
GRN:
N24W49
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Canton4,190 (2017)13.7km
West Canton1,247 (2017)13.9km
Clyde1,243 (2017)16.9km
Woodfin6,349 (2017)18.9km
Marshall876 (2017)19.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (MAGMA)Asheville, North Carolina22km
Southern Appalachian Mineral SocietyAsheville, North Carolina22km
Henderson County Gem and Mineral SocietyHendersonville, North Carolina47km
Mindat Locality ID:
100138
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100138:2
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: ROSS C SHANNON E AND GONYER THE ORIGIN OF NICKEL SILICATES A
Deposit:: WEBSTER NO CAROLINA ECON GEOL VOL 23 1928 PGS 528-552
Deposit:: CORNWALL H R USGS BULL 1223 NICKEL DEPOSITS OF NO AMERICA 19
Deposit:: CORNWALL H R USGS PP 820 NICKEL CHA
Commodities (Trace) - Chromium, Nickel, Cobalt, Iron
Development Status: Occurrence

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘForsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘAugite9.DA.15(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Unclassified
ⓘ'Garnierite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ Augite(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4

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