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Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USAi
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Byssolite

May-Meade Quarry, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
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Byssolite

May-Meade Quarry, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
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Byssolite

May-Meade Quarry, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Type:
Town
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Banner Elk1,138 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
285408
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:285408:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Banner's Elk
Other Languages:
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French:
Banner Elk, comté d'Avery, Caroline du Nord, États-Unis
German:
Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Banner Elk, contea di Avery, Carolina del Nord, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Banner Elk, Condado de Avery, Carolina del Norte, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
بانير إلك , مقاطعة أفيري, كارولاينا الشمالية, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Banner Elk , Avery konderria , Ipar Carolina
Catalan:
Banner Elk, Carolina del Nord, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina
Chechen:
Баннер-Элк , Къилбаседа Каролина, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, Verenigde Staten
Farsi/Persian:
بنر الک، کارولینای شمالی, شهرستان آوری، کارولینای شمالی, کارولینای شمالی, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Galician:
Banner Elk, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos de América
Haitian:
Banner Elk, Karolin dinò, Etazini
Hungarian:
Banner Elk, Avery megye, Észak-Karolina, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
バナー・エルク, アベリー郡, ノースカロライナ州, アメリカ合衆国
Ladin:
Banner Elk
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Banner Elk, Avery Kūn
Norwegian:
Banner Elk, Avery County, Nord-Carolina, USA
Polish:
Banner Elk, Hrabstwo Avery, Karolina Północna, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Banner Elk, Condado de Avery, Carolina do Norte, Estados Unidos
Serbian:
Банер Елк , Округ Ејвери, Северна Каролина, Сједињене Америчке Државе
Serbo-Croatian:
Banner Elk, Avery County, Sjeverna Karolina, Sjedinjene Američke Države
Tatar:
Баннер-Элк , Төньяк Каролина, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Ukrainian:
Баннер-Елк, Ейвері, Північна Кароліна, Сполучені Штати Америки
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Banner Elk, Shimoliy Karolina, Amerika Qoʻshma Shtatlari
Volapük:
Banner Elk, North Carolina, Lamerikän


Banner Elk is a town that was incorporated in 1911.

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8 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: Green
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite
Formula: {Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘZoisite
var. Thulite		9.BG.10{Ca2}{Al,Mn3+3}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
ⓘ9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘAlbite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
NaSodium
Naⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Alⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Zoisite var. Thulite{Ca2}{Al,Mn33+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banner_Elk,_North_Carolina
Wikidata ID:Q1808979
GeoNames ID:4453688

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