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Lee Johnson Prospects (Vale Prospects), Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USAi
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Lee Johnson Prospects (Vale Prospects)Group of Prospects
Cranberry Magnetite Mining DistrictMining District
Avery CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 6' 27'' North , 81° 56' 47'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Prospects
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Newland686 (2017)2.8km
Elk Park442 (2017)6.2km
Sugar Mountain197 (2017)8.1km
Banner Elk1,138 (2017)9.1km
Crossnore192 (2017)9.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
99986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:99986:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: STUCKEY, J. L., 1965, NORTH CAROLINA: ITS GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES: RALEIGH, N. C., NORTH CAROLINA DEPT. CONSERV. AND DEVEL., 550 P.
Deposit:: BAYLEY, W. S., 1923, THE MAGNETIC IRON ORES OF EAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA: TENNE
Deposit:: BAYLEY, W.S., TENN DIV OF GEOL BULL 29, 1923, PP. 117-118.
Deposit:: CRIB LIST 12/81
Commodities (Major) - Iron
Development Status: Past Producer
Structure: Northwesterly, Granite Becomes Less Platy And Interfoliated Gneisses Become Less Abundant As Distance From Vein Increases.
Host Rock: Granite, Hornblendite, Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge

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2 valid minerals.

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Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Unclassified
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
OOxygen
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ClChlorine
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
CaCalcium
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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