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Boyce Foy and Julia Ann Starnes Mn Occurrence, Gaston County, North Carolina, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 13' 17'' North , 81° 14' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.22139,-81.24639
GeoHash:
G#: dnq0r5y5m
GRN:
N24W48
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
South Gastonia5,312 (2017)3.7km
Gastonia74,543 (2017)7.0km
Bessemer City5,548 (2017)7.8km
Kings Mountain10,760 (2017)9.0km
Dallas4,622 (2017)12.3km
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ClubLocationDistance
Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters ClubGastonia, North Carolina7km
Charlotte Gem & Mineral ClubCharlotte, North Carolina37km
Mindat Locality ID:
100707
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100707:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: WHITE, WILLIAM A., 1944 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA (ADVANCE REPORT): NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES, M.I. NO. 2 , TEXT 14 P., MAP AT 1:120,000 , MINE TEXT P. 5
Deposit:: USGS MINERAL RESOURCE MAP MR-23, 1962.
Deposit:: USGS BULLETIN 427, 1910, 298 P.
Deposit:: USBM MANGANESE SURVEY, 1952.
Commodities (Trace) - Iron, Manganese
Deposit Type: Stratabound
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Payette Formation
Structure: Northeast Limb Of Ne Trending Fold
Host Rock: Schist
Tectonic Structure: Ne Trending Folds And Faults

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSpessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
MnManganese
Mnⓘ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeIron
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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