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Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USAi
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Bowlings Mountain MineMine
Bowlings MountainMountain
Granville CountyCounty
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USACountry

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Pyrophyllite

Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Ilmenite, etc.

Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
04430830017272097797914.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
07821230017272054875201.jpg
Pyrophyllite

Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
04430830017272097797914.jpg
Ilmenite, etc.

Bowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 13' 60'' North , 78° 45' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
36.23333,-78.75000
GRN:
N25W46
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Stem471 (2017)4.5km
Butner7,751 (2017)11.3km
Creedmoor4,425 (2017)13.6km
Rougemont978 (2017)15.9km
Oxford8,742 (2017)16.7km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Central North Carolina Mineral ClubChapel Hill, North Carolina45km
Mindat Locality ID:
100804
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100804:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: STUCKEY, J. L., 1928, THE PYROPHYLLITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 37.
Deposit:: BROADHURST, S. D. AND COUNCILL, R. J., 1953, A PRELIMINARY REPORT ON HIGH - ALLUMINA MINERALS IN THE VOLCANIC - SLATE SERIES, NO
REF:ESPENSHADE AND POTTER,1960,USGS PROF PAPER 336,P 109
Commodities (Major) - Talc-Soapstone; (Trace) - Aluminum, Kyanite, Gemstone
Deposit Type: Replacement
Development Status: Producer
Host Rock Unit: Quartz-Kyanite Rock
Host Rock: Schist, Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)

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8 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘIlmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
ⓘDiaspore4.FD.10AlO(OH)
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAndalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
ⓘTopaz9.AF.35Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
ⓘPyrophyllite9.EC.10Al2Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Oⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Alⓘ DiasporeAlO(OH)
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Alⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ PyrophylliteAl2Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ TopazAl2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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