Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Silers Bald Prospect (Calhoun Prospect), Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USAi
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Silers Bald Prospect (Calhoun Prospect)Prospect
Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District)Mining District
Swain CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 33' 34'' North , 83° 34' 0'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
35.55944,-83.56667
GeoHash:
G#: dnkd63ksg
GRN:
N24W49
Type:
Prospect
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Bryson City1,458 (2017)17.8km
Gatlinburg4,184 (2017)17.9km
Townsend452 (2017)21.4km
Cherokee2,138 (2017)24.7km
Pigeon Forge6,171 (2017)25.5km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Gem & Mineral Society of FranklinFranklin, North Carolina45km
Mindat Locality ID:
102253
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:102253:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: ESPENSHADE, G.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF SOME COPPER DEPOSITS IN NORTH CAROLINA, VIRGINIA, AND ALABAMA: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1142-I, P. I1 - I50
Deposit:: 1963 COMPILE ESPENSHADE, G.H., USGS BULL. 1142-
Commodities (Major) - Copper, Lead
Development Status: Occurrence
Deposit Model: 91: Massive sulfide, Besshi
Host Rock Unit: Great Smoky Group, Feldspathic Sandstone Or Thunderhead Sandstone, Great Smoky Group, Sandstone
Structure: Northeast-Trending Strike Belts.
Tectonic Structure: Folded Blue Ridge Province

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3 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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