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AUTHoR Pattrso, O. F., iii; Ganis, G. Roher TITLE Mineral Localities of North Carolina. [1971 Revised Ediion]. INSTITUTION North Carolina State Dept. of Conservation and Development Raleigh. PUB DATE 71 NOTE 137p.; Information Circular 16
EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$6.58 DESCRIPTORS *Earth Science; Environmental Education; *Field Studies; *Geology; *Natural Resources; *Outdoor Education; Resource Materials IDENTIFIERS Minerals
ABSTRACT Described are mineral locations in the state of jrth Carolina. The localities are presented in annotated form, by counties, with a brief description of the minerals occurring at each deposit. No attempt is made to explain the mode of occurrence or the geologic origin of the deposits. The descriptions are accompanied by county highway maps for each county covered with localities numbered on the maps. Aids for finding information in this guide include the table of contents which lists the minerals for each county with the page reference and a mineral index in the appendix. (Author/PR) u S DEPARTMENT OE HEALTH EDUCATION & wELFARE OFFiCE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT DUDE° EXACTLYHAS BEEN REBB AS RECEIVEC FRL THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION L,RI INATING n POINTSOF VIEW OR DPI 'IONS STATED D0NOT NECESSARI REPREBENT OFFICIAL NORTH CAROLINA OFFICE OF TD. CATION POSINONortPOLICY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ROY G. SOWE RS, JR., DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES STEPHEN G. CONRAD, STATE GEOLOGIST f=3
INFORMATION CIRCULAR 16 MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
ROY G. SOWE RS, JR., DIRECTOR
DIVISION OF MINERAL RESOURCES STEPHEN G. CONRAD, STATE GEOLOGIST
INFORMATION CIRCULAR 16 MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA
BY JAMES F. CONLEY RALEIGH 1958
REVISED 1971 O.F. PATTERSON,Ili G. ROBERT GANIS CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION ...... 1 Furpose and Scope 1 Mineral Collecting in Norti Carolina 3 Where to Collect
THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BYCOUNTIES 5
ALAMANCE COUNTY...... 5 Pytophyteite 5 Gotd 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY...... 5 Locality 1 8 Locality 2 8 Locality 3 8 Locality 4 11 Locality 5 11 Locality 6 11 Locality 7 11 Locality 8 11 Locality 9 11 Locality 10 11 ALLEGHANY COUNTY 11
Mangane6e = 11
Balate ...... 14
Motybdenite, Matachite and Sphatexae. . . . . 14 ASHE 'COUNTY ...... 14 Coppet mine/tat:4 14 Mica ar.d Betyt 16 Stawtotite 16 AVERY COUNTY Magnetite and Epidote 16 Vetmicutite, Anthophyttite and Partite 16 BUNCOMBE COUNTY 18 Gaitnet 18 Cokundum = 18 Kyanite 18 Moon6tone and aissociated minvtaz 18 BURKE COUNTY 20 Itacotumite...... 4 20 Tommatine' 20 Ga4net 20 Gad, MonazU and othe't WM-0 22 CABARRUS COUNTY 22 Minerals of the Cabarrus County Mines 22 The Furniss Mine 24 CALDWELL COUNTY 24 Gaknet 24 MaAca4ite 24 SiLUmanite 24 P,se
AYhopfLt2. and Tolc . . 26 . Anthophyttite ,Al-de-sto,5 in NoA.th Cair.otina 26 CASWELL COUNTY 26
Pegmatite MinetaLs . 26
CATAWBA COUNTY...... 26 Bekg 26 Souotone 29 GAaphite 29 CoiLundum 29 CHATHAM cOUNTY 29 Coppeit 29 Limonite and Go- h 31 CHEROKEE COUNTY 31 Otticetite 31 Staultotite 31 Gatnet 33 Smanite 33
Tata ...... 33 Limonite 33
CLAY COUNTY ...... 33
Cokundum ...... 33 Putae J5 Gatilet
Stauitotite .T/ Vvollicutite 37 eLEVELAND COUNTY 37 Ouvaz Ctytats 37 Conundum 38 Beky-e 38 Gatnet 38 Spodumene 38 Mu/scovite and Anata CAyztat,s 40 AZmandine Gaitnet and Moontone 40 DAVIDSON COUNTY 40
Gotd, Sitout. and Coppek ...... 40 DAVIE COUNTY 43
Cotumbite and Autunite...... 43 OiLbieu.ectiz. DioAite 43 DURHAM COUNTY 43 PetAi4ted Wood- 43
FRANKLIN COUNTY . . .. 45 Amethy6t OualLtz 45 GASTON COUNTY 45 Ca46tteAite and Spodumene 45 Kyanitc, Toukmaine and RutiZe 45 Goethite 48 Ukaninite and Gatnet 48 GRANVILLE COUNTY 48 Pyitophytt,4te 48 Coppet 48 Motybdenite 50 Leptdotite 50 Page
GuILFORn cOUNTY ...... _ . . 50 Gotd ard CoppoL 50 Sagen4:te 51
Inor ...... 4 4 51 HonnbZende 53 HALIFAX COUNTY 53 Hematite 53
MoZybdenite ...... 53 Gotd, Lead and Zinc 53 HARNETT COUNTY 55 Hematite, Limoncte and Matca6Lte 55 Agate, Petniiiied Wood and Ja,spe/t...... 55 RutLee, Umenite and Mic/Loaine ...... 55
Chateopy/Lite, Py/Lite and Quattz CnytaZd...... 57 Magnetite and Gannet 57 HAYWOOD COUNTY 57 CoppelL 57 Co/Landam 59 HENDERSON COUNTY 59 Zikcon and O.t.heA Ra/Le Eakth Minenato 59 Epidote 61 IREDELL COUNTY 61 Conundum ...... 61 Zt&con 61 Amethyt 63 Sagenite 63 BenyZ and Tou/Lmaine 63 Roise Quantz: 63
...... JACKSON COUNTY. . 63 Utt/Lama4ie M-/nVLc 63
Conundum .. . . . 0 9 i . 64 Gannet . . 64
Pegmatite MinenaLs...... ' . . . , . . 64 LEE COUNTY 66 Cktysocotta, Matachite and 80Antte 66
Go,ed _ _ 66,
. . F044ZE6 ...... 69 LINCOLN COUNTY 69 Kyanite 69 Toutma.fine, Muiscovite, Smoky Qua/az and Bio e . 69 Mon 69 AmethW . 71 MACON COUNTY 71 Caktaidam 71 Gcftnet 72 -BeAyt and ToulLmaZine 72
Amethy/st ...... 74 MADISON COUNTY_ 74 Attanite 74
Ban-i-te ...... 75 Unakite 75 Page
Gaknet 75 Monazite 75 CoAandum and LiZtrEamaic. Minekats 75 Ja4putiod and Caecite 77 MCDOWELL COUNTY 77 Diamond 77 Zikcon and Cotandum 77 Caecite and Onattz 77 Gtaphite and Kyanite 79 Pegmatite MineitaZ6 79 MECKLENBURG COUNTY = 79 Epidote 79 Diamond 81 MITCHELL COUNTY 81 Pegmatite Mine/tat-6 81 Cokundum 85 Actinotite and 1a = 85 Unakite 85 MONTGOMERY COUNTY 85 GoZd, Sievek and CoppeA 85 Pykophyatte 87 MOORE COUNTY 87 87 C.e.eaA and Amethyst Ouarttz CAystaes 87 Gotd 89 Ratiee, Lemenite and Pytite 89 Zi/Lcon and Monazite = 89 Coppe4 89 ORANGE COUNTY 89 Pyit.opnyaite, LazuLLte and Andaeas 89
Hematite = 91 Batite 91 PERSON COUNTY 91 Sagenite 91 Pytite and Limonite = 93 Pyfrtophyaite and Kyanite 93 Limonite 93 Matachite and Bo/Lnite 93 POLK COUNTY 93 Epidote: 93 RANDOLPH COUNTY 95 Hotnbtende and Epidote 95 Pykophyteite and Associated Atc.nekaX/s 95 RutiZated Quaktz 95 Actinotite in Quafttz 95 Qu.a/ttz C/LWa...e.6 97 RUTHERFORD COUNTY 97 Gcotnet 97 Beky.t. and Ouattz 97 Gatena 98 Fuellsite and CoAundum = 98 Diamond 98 STANLY COUNTY 101 Gotd 101 STOKES COUNTY 101 itacoZumit 101 SWAIN COUNTY 101 Pegmattte MineAat4 101 Kyanite 105 TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY 105 Q4aAtz 105 Conandum and En4 108 Py'ui,te and Gannet 108 CateLte 108 VANCE COUNTY 108 MinekatZ c).(the. Ham e-Tunoten . 'at 108 Hyatite 110 Ratite and Sman-ae 110 WAKE COUNTY = 110 Soaotone and Actinotite 110 BeAyt and ketanite 111 KyaaLte 111 GAapki_te 111 KohaLite, PyAite, ChaZeopytite, Jame,sonite, Smoky Quaatz CAu4taa, ALtznLta, GAeen SideAite and Maane4ite 111 Banded Agate 113 QuaiLtz CiLytato Limonite Neudomontoh4 and Sagenite 113 WARREN COUNTY = 113 BeAy,t, L doPJte,Smoky Q4a5tz and Amethy4t 113 WATAUGA COUNTY 113 CoppeA 113 Catate 113 WILKES COUNTY 116 PytthotLte, Pytite and ChatcopyAi 116 GaZena 116 Sitetmantte 116 YANCEY COUNTY 116 Pegmate.te Minekatb 116 Conundum 119 Otivine, AnthophytEite, Ttemotite, Venmic Chnomite, GaAnieAZte and Monzite 120
BIBLIOGRAPHY 121
APPENDIX 123
MINERAL INDEX 126
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Plates Page
PlateNo.
1. Emerald and Hiddenite Crystals- Alexander County . 7
2. Reticulated Rutile Crystals - Alexander County 9
3. Rutilated Quartz - Alexander County 12
4. Corundum Crystals and Cut Stones- Clay,iredell and acon Counties 34
5. Amethyst Crystals - Lincoln and Burke Counties 68
6. Leopard carved fr m Leopardite Mecklenburg County . 80
7. Aquamarine Beryl Crystals and Cut Stones- Mitchell and Yancey Counties 82
8. Itacolumite Stokes County ...... 102
9. Rhodolite Garnet - Macon County and Almandite Garnet - Madison County 107
10. Quartz Crystals and Cut Stones 118 Maps
Map_Number Pa Se,
1. Alamance County 6
2. Alexander County 10
3. Alleghany County 13
4. Ashe County 13
5. Avery County 17
6 . Buncombe County 0 i 0 I .. I 1 0 0 .. 0 0 19
7. Burke County
S. Cabarrum County 23
9. Caldwell County 25
10. Caswell County 27
11. Catawba County 28
12. Chatham County i 30
13. Cherokee County 32
14. Clay County 36
15. Cleveland, County 39
16. Davidson County...... 0000 0 42
17, Davie County . 44
16. Franklin County 46
19. Gaston County 47
20. Granvilla County 49
21. Guilford County , ... OfaM86@Mt! a a 22. Halifax County
23. Harnett County' ...... 56
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24. Hayvood Couaty -)0C
25. Henderson County 60
26. Iredell County 62
27. Jackson County 65
28. Lee Coll.nty 67
29. Lincoln County ,70
O. Macon County 73
31. Madison County 76
32. McDowell County...... 4 4 4 78
33. Mitchell County 84
34. Montgomery County 86
35. Moore County 88
36., Orange County 90
37. Person County 92
38.. Polk County 94
39. Randolph County 96
40. Rutherford County 99
41. Stanly County 100
42. Stokes County 103
43. Swain County 104
44. Transylvania County 106
45. Vance County 109
46. Wake County 112
47. Warren County 114
48. Watauga County . . . . 115
49. Yancey County ...... 119 MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA
INTRODUCTION
Purpose and Scope
North Carolina conzains rocks ranging in age from Precambrian to
Pleistocene and Recent. Within this wide age range of rocks is located one
of the largest mineral assembl ges identified to-date inany state in the
United States. These minerals range from clays and sands to prized precious
and semi-precious gemstones to beautiful cabinet specimens and valuableores.
The equipment needed for collecting minerals may be easily obtain dat
little expense. As you collect at various localities and become a moreex-
perienced collector, you will add more toolsas they are needed. The basic
tools are the hammer and cold chisel.A prospector's piL r hammer, which
has a hammer head on one end and pick headon the other, is the best type of
hal-Amer. Larger hammers and chisels may be needed for cracking or prying
large rocks apart. A magnifying glass is a necessity for the identification
of small crystals and examination of sands. For field work a cheap glass is
usually as useful as the high priced corrected magnifying glass. An 8 X to
10 X is sufficient magnification. A collecting sack, pack or just a heavy
cloth or canvas bag stuffed with some oldnewspapers is needed to wrap the
apcims in and in which to carry the specimens. Specimens should always be properly wrapped and labeled.
With no more equipment than mentioned above, many persons in the
-1- state have amassed collections which some m/seums would be proud to
display. Other people who prefer cut stones have bought and made lapi-
dary equipment at little initial cost and, using local rocks, minerals
and gem material, have polished them into handsome costume jewelry. Others
who desire the ultimate in the lapidary art have mastered the difficult
task of faceting stones, and many specimens of high quality and value have
been prepared.
Because of the ever-rising interest in mineral collect4ng and gem
cutting which has developed in the state, this publicationwas first prepared
and published in 1958 as a guide to the mineral localities ofNorth Carolina
and was designed to aid collectors and other interestedpersons in finding
the minerals of the state. Since 1958, many new localities have been re-
cognized, and some of the old ones depl,tted. Some of the localities given in
the 1958 edition have been omitted formany reasons, and many new and ex- cellent localities have been added. Some of the localities are famous old mines which have been closed foryears, some are prospects, some are present- day active mines, while others are collecting localities only. Many of the gold, feldspar, mica and other deposits havebeen purposely omitted because they are covered in other publicationsissued by the Division of Mineral
Resources. Many, however, have been included to give eachcounty covered at least a few localities and most of the localities mentionedin this re- port have many other minerals occurring with them.
The localities are presented in annotated form, bycounties, with a brief description of the minerals which occur at each deposit. No attempt is made to explain the mode of occurrenceor the geologic origin of the deposits, because this would be beyond thescone of this report.
-7- The descriptions are accompanied by county highway maps for
each county covered with the localities numbered en the maps.Most locali-
ties wCre field checked resulting in some additional minerals and new
localities. A few localities were given the authors bv collectors and
were not field checked.
Mineral Collecting in North Caroma
Probably the first miners and mineral collectors of the state
were Indians who mined mica in western North Carolina and t aded it with the
surrounding tribes. Such old-mine workings were recognized by the early
settlers, who mistakenly thought the Indians had been mining silver. Two
mines which contained ancient workings are the Baird mina in Macon County
and the Sink Hole mine in Mitchell County'(Smith, 1876, pp. 441-443, and
Sterrett, 1923, p. 250). Galena, pyrite and quartz crystals are sometimes
found in Indian burials indicating that they prized and collected certain minerals.
The early miners and promoters of the mining industry were also
interested in mineral collecting. Such men as General Thomas L. Clingman
J. A. D.Stephenson, W.E. Hidden, Dr G.F. Kunzand others had extensive
collections.
From this early group, mineral collecting has grown to its pres nt proportions. Mr. B.H. Colburn of Asheville organized the first mineral club in the state in the middle 1920's. At the present time, the state has several active mineral clubs and private collectors probably number well over a thousand. The variety of minerals to be found in North Carolina has attracted thousands of collectors from other states and even foreign countries
-3- and has greatly aided the tourist i dus ry in the western part of the state.
Local gem cutters have a ready market for jewelry which they make and sell
to those vis=ting North Carolina. Since the first edition of this report
in 1958, many mines have been reopened to the mineral collectors and rock-
hounds at nomi al fees. The experienced collector and even the tourist
who is trying his hand at it for the first time may find rubies, sapphiL-,,
eralls, gold nuggets and many nice specimens at these various establish-
ments. In 1964, alone, over $15,000.00 worth of gemstones were produced in
North Carolina and many new and old localities have been opened and reopened
to the public since 1964.
Where to Calle t
The best place to look for mineral specimens is in working mines
and old mine dumps. Railroad and highway cuts often contain some excellent
mineral specimens, as do stream banks, gullies and stream beds. Freshly-
plowed fields have disclosed remarkable specimens which are resistant to
weathering.
The localities described in this report are places where minerals
have been found, and where at least some of the mentioned minerals may still
be found. Some of them have been almost obliterated by time, vegetation
and man. It was found during the period of fieldwork for this revised edi-
ti n that buildings, highways, and even towns and lakes now cover what were
once good collecting sites. Specimens at some localities may be difficult to
find, while other localities are well preserved and specimens easily obtain-
ed.
Almost any place a collector goes will be on private property and he should have the permission of the property owner or the mine operator
-4.- to enter the locality and remove specimens. One should be careful with
fire and make a special effort to leave the area clean. Many loLllities
have been closed to the public because someone failed to aecure permission
from the owner, started a fire er left the area littered- Landowners
become irate when some rockhound leaves the gate open and his cows get out.
be sure you have permission, leave the premises at least as clean as
they were when yo, arrived and shut all gates.
The Mineral Localities of North Carolina by Counties
Alamance County
!_w-Lophytbite Py/Lophyttite occurs in Alamance County at the Snow
Camp mine (Holman's Mill) located 2.7 miles southeast of the village of
Snow Camp (see Map 1, locality 1). This deposit can be reached by follow- ing SR 1004 south of Snow Camp for 1.6 miles and turning east on to SR 2352 for approximately 1.9 miles. The mine lies north of the road on the side of a wooded hill, 0.2 mile above the road.
In addition to massive py/Lophytttte, the following minerals also occur: dia.spoiLe, 4eAicite, pwtitc, ahett avid -ôneiiLta. Topaz has also been reported from this mine but none was found by the authors. It was noted that some years ago several clear qualutz crystals enclosing pylate crystals were found in a qualLtzNvein, which crosses the southern part of the deposit.
Go-ed: Gad has been mined in several localities in Alamance County.
The reader is referred to Bulletin #38, "Gold Deposits in North Carolina," which is out-of-print, but may be referred to in many college and university libraries.
Alexander County
Alexander County is a very famous mineral collecting locality in 11111 P r
LEGEND CH A THAN ALAMANCE COU COHN I. NTY L Pyrophy 11 itre soda 3 .34S1 PLATE NO.
_Agiattie
A. EMERALD CRYSTALS, ALEXANDER COUNTY
B. EMERALD IN MATRIX, MITCHEL L COUNrY
C. HIDDEN/TE CRY.STALS AND CUT $ TONES, ALEXANDER COUNTY
COURTESY STATE MUSEUM, RALE1611 PHOToeffAPH BY North Carolina. etL, a very rare and hig,bly sought atter grenn
varie y of opoclumene was first discovered and mined at Hiddenite,
North Carolina. E1e,tatd5 have been found in at least three loealiti s,
some have been quite large and of fine quality. Reticulated Aut.tte
and gem-quality rutilated qualttz are also well known from many locali-
ties. Lastly, very large and well-formed 6 iiofz y qua/ttz crystals are known
from locations in Alexander County. At the present time there are two
mines open te the public for collecting for a fee. One is the famous
Hiddenite mine which is owned by Mrs. Ruby Turner Adams. There are several
plowed fields near the old mine workings which are turned over several
times a year. The other is the Ellis mine, only recently reopened.
For convenience, the mineral localities are listed here by number
with a brief description of the minerals "ound and the location. The exact
locations are pinpointed on the Alexander County locality m, see Map 2).
Locality 1: ErneAatd, H-'ddenJe, TouAmaanc, Rutite, Rutitated
antz and Qualutz Chy4tat6; located in Hiddenite, North Carolinaon the south side of N.C. 90.
Locality 2: Ernejwd,Rutitated qucuutz, Smoky quatutz, RoAe qualttz
and Htddenite (uncommon); located 1.2 miles northeast of Hiddenite at the end of SR 1492.
Locality 3: EmeAatd, Aquama4LnebvtgP,Rcbse quaAtz and Rutite; located at the Ellis mine which is 0.5 mile north of the Hiddenite Scho-1 in the bottom of a small stream valley. The mine is located on the eastern side of the road.
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RETICULATED RUT/LE CRYSTALS El/is Mine, Alexander County
COURTESY STATE MUSEUM, RA L E1G M PHOTOGRAPH BY 2.Emerald,Rutilated1. Emerald Hiddenite,Tourmaline,quartz quartz, and Smoky Quartz Rutile, crystals Rutilated LEGEND quartz, Rose quartz and Hiddenite ALEXANDER COU TY ViE 3.Emerald, Aquamarineand Rutile beryl, Rose quartz I 7.Rutile6.Rutilated5.RutitatedAl.Rutilated Rutilated quartz quartz quartz and Rose quartz 10.Graphite2 S.Goethite Rutilated and Limonite quartz and Smoky quartz local Zated quaktz; located on the McCoury farm
(formerly the Tom Sharpe farm) approximately 2 miles northeast ofHiddenite on the road to Smith's Store ( R 1491).
Locality 5: Ratitated quaAtz; occurs ag float two miles south-
east of Taylorsville just north of SR 1613.
Locality 6: RatiZated quaittz;occurs 0.6 mile northeast of locality
5 on the Payne property southwest of the intersection ofSR 1610 ari_, SR 1613,
Locality 7: Rata Rutitated quouttz and RO4e quaittz,: occurs on
the property of Mr. George Lackey four miles north of StonyPoint on SR 1456.
These minerals occur in a field just north of thedwellings on this farm.
RutiZated quaAtz and Smoky quaAtz; is reportedto
occur 3.2 miles north of Hiddenite, between the South YadkinRiver and one of
the tributaries, as well as 0.4 mile south of this areabetween the South Yadkin River and the road to Hiddenite.
Locality 9: Goethite andLijnokite; s 'reported tiO' occur as float
on the Isenhour farm on the hillside behind Mr. Isenhour'stenant house, 0.7 mile northeast of Payne's Store.
Locality 10: G/taohite veins have been reportedon Barrett Mountain, 5.3 miles southwest of Taylorsville.
Aljeghany Copity
Manganeze: A manganese deposit occurs in Alleghany County in the region south of Bald Knob, three miles north of Sparta (see Map 3,locality 1). deRP'
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Knob, south of Bald Knob. The minerals found in this deposit include
atteghanyite. pe.5.6,ant_Lte, tephiwite and gatazite. The area may be
reached by taking N.C. 18 northeast of Sparta for 2.9 miles and turning
north onto SR 1416 which bifurcates at 0.6 mile. The mine lies on the
right fork of this road SR 1416, 0.3 mile from the road bifurcation. The
mine dumps can be seen on both sides of the road at this point.
BaAite: aft.4_ veins lie north of N.C. 93, 1.3 miles northwest
of Amelia (see Map 3, locality 2).
Motybdenite . M e and Sphatma : The Makive11 copper IlLne, aLln
known as the Peach Bottom mine, is located west of Stratford in thearea
between Stratford and Elk Creek (see Map 3, locality 3). In addition to
mctybdenite, sphateitite and matachite, the ore vein carries also, write, hatcopyAite, gatenaand cuwate
Asint
Coppet mine/Lodz= The Ore Knob mine is located in east-central Ashe
County on N.C. 88, just north of the Village of Ore Knob. The large dump
at the mine contains the following minerals: biotite, actinotite, gaAnet,
hon.nbtende, 4ideAtte, ehatcapwLite, pytite, cupAite, nativecoppeh (in with the biotite), aUenopytite, matachiteand azuhtte. The mine was
operated by Appalachian Sulphides, Incorporateduntil 1962 when mining was discontinued. The principle ore mineral was chatcopt"ite (see Map 4,
locality 1). ASHE COUNTY MA'P 4 LEGEND 10" 2.Micall Copper1Statiralite and minerals Beryl 7 Mtca and : The Duncan mine, 1.2 miles southwest of West
Jefferson, was worked for mZca but also produced s, .11e.behy.e. The
following minerals can be found at the Duncan Mine betwt, mu:scovite,
gaAnet, ()eedspan and qua,Ltz (see Map 4, locality 2).
RitaalLoe: Well formed kO-d crystals are reported to occur
tn a muscovite-biotite gneiss in an area in the east side of the North
Fork of the New River, approximately 0.5 mile east of Crumpler (see Map 4,
locality 3).
nxery county
Magnetite and Euidote: The Cranberry Iron mine, located one mile
south-southwest of Cranberry (see Map 5, locality 1), has produced magnetite with a gangue consisting of akaeLte, !lotLnb.eande, loidote and gaAnet. Some magnetite, crystals were found by the authors with facsuu to 4 inches on a face. Some of the dump material was used as ballast in the construction of a now abandoned railroad tocarry ore from the mine.
Ep.idote, which is part of the ballastof this abandoned railroad, has been found east of the mine and approximately 100 yardseast of U.S. 19-E.
This material takes a good polish and has been used extensivelyfor making cabochon cuts. A mall dump is maintained for collectors near the main office.
VeArniaultte, Antho hyMte and Dukulte: The Frank deposit is 0.25 mile west of the Frank Post Officeon U.S. Highway 19-E (see Map 5, locality 2). The yeArlizutite is associated with anthoohyUite zones in a dunite mass approximately 1400 feet long and 400 feet wide. Frank LEGEND 2.Vermiculite1. Magnetite AnthophyHite and Epidoteand Dunite AVERY SCALE COUNTY is South of Cranberry on 19-E between Newland and Spruce Pine.
Buncombe County
GannetGaknet has been found in Buncombe County at Potato Gap
on the Blue Ridge Parkway, northeast of the Craggy Picnic Area (Mr. Caarles
0. Hare, Tryon, Personal Communication) (see Map 6, locality 1). Gannet
also occurs in an area extending from the east shore of Bee Tree Reser-
voir south to Grovemont (see Map 6 locality 2).
Conundum: Pink co,tundum has been mined 0.5 mile north of the Blue
Ridge Parkway at Balsam Gap (see Map 6, locality 3). COkundwn also
occurs south of Swannanoa Gap at Ridge rest (see Map 6, locality 4).
KjaviLte. Kyanite can be found at several localities in the county.
A deep sapphire-blue variety occurs 100 yards northwest of the Blue Ridge
Parkway, 1.4 miles southeast of Balsam Gap (see Map 6, locality 5).
Kyani.te also is found at Lookout Mountain,north of thetown of Black
Mountain (Mr. Claude Platz, Personal Communication) (see Map 6, locality
6). A Kyanite and 6apphine conundam area lies northeast of Black Mountain
and is located on the Levine propertynow being operated as the J.C.
Dude Ranch (Mr. Claude Plat Asheville, Personal Communication )( ee Map 6, locality 7).
Moo ne and AzzociAted MLnenatis: The Goldsmith mine, located west of Democrat, contains moon,stone, chatcedony, gannet, otivine and veAmteu-
-Etta. The mine can be reached by taking highway N.C. 197 west out of
Democrat for 0.8 mile and turning northon SR 2161 for 0.2 mile (see
-18- AN am': MAP 6 I HI,? iN A T 1,0 511: A L :FOREST ar.1 - *N. L = , mom LEGEND BUNCOMBE COUNTY 4.Corundom3.Corundum2.GarnerL Garnet 6.KyaniteSKyanite&Moonstone7. Kyanite and Sapphire Map 6, locality 8). The mine is located in an open cut on the north-
east side of the road bank (ir. Robert A. Campbell, Asheville,
Personal Communication).
Burke County
Ttacotum-Lte: Ttacaumtte, or flexible sandstone, occurs as
boulders weathered from the Erwin quartzite along SR 1236, 5.0 miles
northwest of Bridgewater. Boulders of itaaaJwite can also be found on
highway N C. 126 on the north side of the road, 0.9 mile east of its
junction with SR 1236 (see Map 7, locality 1). The itaanZumite in
this area is generally inferior to the Stokes County fle::ible sandstone.
TounmaZine: Black towmatine crystals up to 1/2 inch in diameter
have been found in a field southwest of Burke Chapel. The locality can be reached by taking SR 1736 south from Burke Cha el and turning west at
0.5 mile, onto SR 1802 for approximately 0.6 mile ( ee Map 7, locality
2). The field lies south of the road and can be seen from the road.
Another area where touxmaine, as well as quaAtz cliOtatS,can be found is almost due north of this area, approximately 0.3 mile north of the road. Qyzmtz and tommatthe crystals occur on the north side of high- way N.C. 18, 8.50 miles southeast of Morganton (Mr. Adam Street,
Valdese, Personal Communication) (see Map 7, locality 3).
Gaknet: GaAnet can be found weathered out of mica schist 0.3 mile north of High Peak, which lies 2.0 miles south of Drexel (see Map 7, locality 4).
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30 MAP 7
mzu sama, .vau I. ocolum0e LEGEND CLEVEIAND COUNTY aGolld4.Gor2.Tou3Touirmal rnet mai ine ne and other minerals BURKE COUNTY II KAI E A MCIS r- - Gad, Monazite and_ Mineaats* Brindletown Creek, Silver
Creek and Hall Creek in the Brindletown section carry go,Ed and monazite
(see Map 7, locality 5). Genth and Kerr (1885, p. 98) describe the follow-
ing list of minerals which have been identified in the sands of Brindletown
Creek and the old J.C. Mills gold mine: gad, tettadymite, baookite,
smoky quaatz, chtomite, anatase, beayt, towtmattne, iota& and gaeen pyaope,
ziacon, epidote, .642ttmanite, eotumbite, samatoktte, xenotime, monazite,
montanite, -6eagusonite, autheqoadite, tatc, taemotite, magnetite, Zimonite,
nite, hematite, teteetium, asbestos, kyanite, cotundum, gaaphite,
utite and actinoZite A small dtamond was founu by Dr. F.M. Stephenson
at the Brindletown Creek Ford in 1843, and another small diamond was dis-
covered in the same vicinity by Professor G.W. Featherstonhaught (Kunz,
1907, p. 6). Although there are several reports of dtamond finds in this
region recently, none have been confirmed.
Cabarrus County
Minea the Cabaaaus County 'n Cabarrus County contains many old mil,es including such famous ones as: the Cline mine, north of
Mt. Pleasant (sidetite, pyaite, saheaite and chacopwate); the Snyder mine, 5.3 miles southeast of Concord (chaZaopyaite, boanite, AhodochAo- site, magnetite, matachite, sidetite and pytite); the Silver Shaft, 8.3 miles northeast of Mt. Pleasant (py)tite, chmecopytite, matachite, gatena and sphateaite); McMakin (Whitney) mine, southwest of Gold Hill (sitveti coLgentite, gaZena, sphate, paoustite, tetaahedaite (vaaiety iibengite), pyAaLotte, pykomokphite, baltite, 2ko44tdatite, Ahodochtoziteand
-22- A NI IV R CCU N T E ID E L L / C 0 U NI 3 M A P woo ma7, 11.2 0. 14.y, 1.215. 6?sicoRD MIST CCINC07110.
oo. FL. LEGEND ol 3.1Cline 1.Snyder Furniss mine mine and Phoenix mines .r3 45, 5.4. SiMcMakin(Whitney) lver shaf t mine. CABARRUS COUNTY SCALE and magne,s_ These are a few of the many mines which have been
operated in Cabarrus County (Genth & Kerr, 1885, pp. 99-100). Probably
two of the more promising mines for collectors in the county are the
Furniss and the Phoenix mines (see Map 8, locality 1).
FttkniZZ tne: The Furniss mine was investigated by the Carolina
Tungsten Company in 1956. The minerals occurring at this site include
4cheeltC,-5idatite, maZachite, haAtte, pWLite., chatcopytite and epidote.
The mine can be reached by taking highway U.S. 601 southeast out of Concord
0.9 mile beyond its intersection with highway N.C. 49, and turning east on SR 1132 for 2.9 miles. The mine is located on the left fork of a farm
.oad which enters the paved road at this point The Phoenix mine, which carries a similar mineral assemblage, is located on the right fork of this farm road. This mine has not been operated in recent years.
Caldwell Coupty
Rhodo-Ute galatet occurs in biotite schist 0.4 mile west
the Caldwell-Alexander County line just east of the Little River on
N.C. 90. The gaAnet4 occur in shattered masses up to one inch in diameter
(see Map 9, locality 1).
Make_ Makca5-cte occurs 0.4 mile west of the Caldwell-Alexander
County line just west of the Little River on N.C. 90 (see Map 9, locality 2).
SiZamanZte: StUtmanite is reported to occur within a mica schist in the southern part of Caldwell County. The schist occurs as a band and passes the towns of Oak Hill, Hudson, Saw Mills and Baton. As reported in 1958,
-24- MAP 9 Drew 1221 j MILLITIN MTh ILV.2.113 1:11f
.+4,7 X crt /6 r50' Po4. p,. Imbli!!,19.11.1 RODH1 ^ . LEGEND 01,701114.5 rCariala nr. lar 1211IL 4.Asbestos2.MarcasiteLGarnet and TaicSinimanite BUR K E c 0 U CALDWELL COUNTY SCAB WM a good collecting site lies on the property of Mr, Gather Teague, 0.7
mile southwest of Dudley Shoals. This area can be reached from Dudley
Shoals by following the Cedar Valley Road,SR 1002,southwest for 0.3 mile
and turning south on SR 1746 for 0.5 mile. The deposit lies on the south
side of the road (see Map 9, locality 3).
Antha kgLte A.bc,o4 and T A deposit of anthophy,Utte asbesto6
and tate occurs in western Cal well County. This deposit is described by
Conrad, Wilson, Allenand Wright (1963, p. 42) as occurring 3.2 miles,
airline, southwest of Colletsville on the east side of John's River. It can
be reached by t avelling on SR 1328 for 1.6 miles southeast of its inter-
section with SR 1335, 1.0 mile northeast of the Burke-Caldwell County line.
The deposit is located near the crest of a steep hill 300 feet south of
SR 1328 and 500 feet east of mine workings (see Map 9, locality 4).
Andy' hyLEite A be4-to 'n Nont Colta0LEna: North Carolina Department of
Conservation and Development, Division of Mineral Resources, Bulletin 77,
Raleigh, North Carolina (1963),
Caswell County
Pegmatite gin Many pegmatite deposits occur in the Milton area of Caswell County (see Map 10, locality 1). Some prospecting for miaa has been done in years past and same prospects are open. The following minerals are reported from pegmatites in the Milton area: quaktz, mile/toe-Eine, aatte, muzcovize, biotit, gaknetand apatite.
Catawba County
fleAg: The Bessie Hudson mine, located in southwestern Catawba
-26- 36 V I R G I hi I MAP 110 A IA I A C IL I r0 Fr Arr If , TISIL V;;I, 0 IA FA X c 0 0 (31FrrA ,,,,,,, DAN 77 rig ..OFF 1:H,J X6.30' 3 ExrerrIa " l'5111 Red ; ..ne .rrP 00,401.2ar 1159p 4:^ 1HH --CHHimrom HII: . 'No:bra ; , H Mk I .10H 35.rn Cre A"P IFOF.1,I1YANCEY 0.IE rFX, 1816 101 LA1T, ro MAINA,GEMENT ELI cWOWLIFE 522,1 rr? 011,0001 Wave gr 171,11 LEGEND SC UE 1. Pegmatite minerais. CASWELL COUNTY 3 A CATAWBA COUNTY SC. MAP 1. Beryl LEGEND LECIELIECI3=1 4. 5.3.2.Graphite. CorundumSoapstone
I C 0 L N COUNTY' County is situated west of highwa- N.C. 18, 0.4 mile east of the Burke-
Catawba County line in an area between two tributaries of Jacob Creek (s_e
Map 11 locality 1). The mine has produced beryl and, in the inmediate
vicinity of the mine, chat.ccroyfuete atL oAnet have been found.
Soaotone: Scoot oia occurs in southeastern Catawba County on South
Creek, 0.4 mile south of the intersection of highway N.C. 16 and SR 1003, also
0.5 mile southeast of this location (see Map 11, locality 2). SoccOtone
can also be found on McLin Creek north of highway N.C. 10, two miles east of hs Newton city limits (see Map 11, lo ality 3).
GAajohtt Gitaphite occurs in the southeastern nart of the county in the area where highway N.C. 16 crosses the south fork of South Creek (see
Map 11, locality 4),
CohlindUm: Cohundum is found five miles north of Conover. This locality can be reached by taking highway N.C.16, north out of Conover for
5.9 miles and turning west on SR 1515 for 0.9 mile to a crossroad. The locali- ty lies northeast of the crossroads (see Map 11, locality 5).
Chatham County
CoppeA: The Bear Creek coppelt prospect in southwestern Chatham County has produced specimens of azukZte and maeochita. The pros ect can b reached by following highway N.C. 22, southeast from Bennett for approxi- mately 2.6 miles and turning east on N.C. 42 for 1.9 miles to the junction of N.C. 42 and SR 2318. The site is located 100 yards northeast of this crossroads (see Map 12, locality 1). Azuitite and matacke.te, as well as jcopeA, can be found at the Phillipsprospect which lies east of the Bear
Creek prospect. This area can most easily be reachedby taking SR 1006
south-southeast from Harpers Crossroadsfor 2_2 miles and turningeast onto
SR 2314 for approximately 0.4 mile (seeMap 12, locality 2). The deposit
lies just north of the intersectionof SR 2314 and SR 2316.
Limontte. and Goethite: Limoniteoccurs at Ore Hill in Chatham County, 4.7 miles south of Siler City. Iron ore was mined here during theRevolutionary
War and smelted in a nearby furnace. This locality can be reachedby taking old U.S. 421 south from Siler City for 5.2 miles to Mt. VernonSprings and
turning west on SR 1134 (see Map 12,locality 3). The old mine is on the south side of this road behind the old furnace, which is approximately100 yards west of the Southern Railwaytracks.
Cherokee County
OttAelite: OttAetite (chloritoid)occurs in several places in
Cherokee County, but one of the better localities is south of Marble, in the
area where the road to Peachtree,SR 1519,crosses the Valley River (Mr. Arthur
Palmer, Marble, Personal Communication) (see Map 13, locality 1).
Stau7Latte : StatoLotite can be found 1.0 mile southeast of Marble
on SR 1515 adjacent to the south bank of the Valley River between Parsons'
Branch and Burnt Branch (see Map 13, locality 2). Staukatte also occurs
1.3 miles north of Marble in the stream beds of Hyatt Creek andits tribu- taries, Fishermare Branch and Allmon Creek (Mr. Arthur Palmer, Marble,
Personal Communication) (see Map 13, locality 3).
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40 MAP 13 II A T IOW.. Iv. 'Into uar _/.7,--'''',- orm. 0 G 1 FR I. A I t / 't1/4. .-j.swicrein , 4.0/4101110011 ANDREWS' RR ; ,1 0 3 ,---!'..7,------A 114110 . Er, 4, V... eV ' . rILI LIU "'-- .:-..., A T. 'V 0 N A L c V ..-FOIRES 'W0 LULU P ill -... WM. 100.1 ,P1G R II 111.0111110 LA.s FIRES CREEK WILDLIFE. AREA . 1111kMYROI kw' MANAGEMENT 101 CHEROKEE COUNTY SCALE 911. 0 LEGEND "P. 2. Stourohte1. Of trelite 7.&Talc Talc Coe S.. 1711 3. Stourolite 8. Limonite utE EIL jIh u;IVI 4, Garnet imonite 9. limonite CA. Gatnet; GaAnet has been found in the Little Snowbirdsection, 2.6
miles south-southeast of Marble, near the headwaters of Vengeance Creek
ia Big Cove (see Man 13, locality 4).
SM fate: Boulders containing sitLamanEteoccur on the northwest
side of highway U.S. 19, south of Marble below Tomotla Bottoms (seeMap 13,
locality 5) (Mr. Arthur Palmer, Marble, Personal Communication).
Tata: Tate. has been mined in the Murphyarea since 1859. The two
largest mines in the area are those of the Hitchcock Corporationlocated 1.5
miles north of Murphy .(see Map 13, locality 6) and, also approximately4.2
miles southwest of Murphy on the north side of highway N.C. 60 (seeMap 13,
locality 7). The predaminant_mineral at both operations is totEc; but
tkemotite, 4ittimanZteand dtavite (brown tourmaline) are associated with
thetoittc of the Hitchcock Corporation Triine.
LamatC. Large Um ni,e pseudomorphs after pyttte can be found
east of highway U.S. 64, 0.6 mile southwest of thecenter of Murphy (see
Map 13, locality 8). Massive timonite ore occ rs over a wtde area in associa-
tion wIth the marble beds of the Murphy Marble Belt (Kerr andHanna, 1887,
p. 184). One of the areas, where iron ore was mined, is locatednear the end
of a short dead-end (SR 1613) road whichturns south off highway U.S. 64,
2.7 miles southwest of Murphy (see Map 13 locality 9).
Clay County
CoAundum: Ciay C unty contains a number of peridotite and dunite bodies which have produced commercial coAundum. Probably the larg st of
-33- PLATE NO. 4
eCORUNDUM CRYSTAL Belts Bridge, Irdell County
A. PINK (RUBY) CORUNDUM Buck Creek, Clay County
D. SAPPHIRE CORUNDUM CRYSTALS ANDCurSTONES Macon County C.RUBY CORUNDUM CRYSTALS AND CUT STONEc Cowee Creek, Macon County
COURTESY STATE MUSEUM, RALEIGH FHO To GRAPH SY these in the State is located on Buck Creeknorth of Highway U.S. 64
(see Map 14, locality 1). The uldum in the deposit varies fr m gray to
pink and is associated with aivine, anakthite, picAoLite,
atLt and 5maaagdite (Hadley, 1949, pp, 114-118). several shafts were
sunk into the deposit including the Big Shaft, located east of the U.S. Bureau
f Mines buildings, 0.5 mile north of highway U.S. 64, and the Herbert mine,
located 0.3 mile southwest of the Buck Creek Dude Ranch. Smcmagchte and
caltandum occur on Corundum Knob, which lies approximately 0.5 mile west of the
U.S. Bureau of Mines station. Pieaotite can be found at a culvert 300 yards
Beyond the Buck Creek Campgrounds.
Pink coaandum in mi-a schist occurs on the farm of Mr. Wymer Burrell.
This area lies 3.0 miles northeast of the village of Shooting Creek on highway
U.S. 64, 0.2 mile above the Muskrat Road (see Map 14, locality 2). It has also been found along the west shore of Lake Chatuge in the area north of Myers Chapel
(see Map 14, locality 3). The Behr corundum mine, which lies west of Elf School,
is now covered by Lake Chatuge except at low water level. In recent years, fine cabinet specimens have been collected from this mine when the lake level has been low.
Water-worn autiZe crystals have been recovered from Shoot- ing Creek west of the village of Shooting Creek in the Spring Hollow section
(see Map 14, lwzality 4).
Gattnet: Abliandine galLnet occurs at Park Gap and in the stream bed of Little Buck ureek where it has washed down from its source (see Map 14, locality 5). The gaanet in this creek is so plentiful that it has been used as an abrasive by local lapidary men for tumbling stones. Gaanet crystals are also reported to occur north of highway (old) U.S. 64, 0.5 mile west of
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44 MAP 14 SOU LEGEND CLAY COUNTY 311,13. GAP 2. 1.Corundum Corundum .043131 SIXONII.11311 4.1 Rutile Corundum 0 7.6,5. Garnet Staurol ite :MM 8. Vermiculite A- 7 Ir 0 N A"so3.o L [33/7, u NANTAHALA Corm oolo: ,1 and NATIONkIFOREST FOR EST 0000 .4.0000.00.011050100 INMAN WILLWE Aliffok 3$ 3 o No/ ormoo- OU 01110 001; TOWNS ,C001415 111 11.13I R G A Brasstown (see Man 14, locality 6) (Mr. Herman Estes, Brasstown, Personal
Communication).
Statao4te: An area containing 4 awwPL te in mica schist lies east
of Brasstown. Le area can be reached by taking SR 1128 north from Ogden
School for 2.3 miles. The 4taLutaate deposit lies to the southwest of the
road at this point (see Map 14, locality 7).
Veamicuttte: Veirmicutite occurs at several places in Clay County.
Much prospecting has been done near the Shooting Creek Post Office. The
Rogers Prospect, 0.6 mile northeast nt Shooting Creek (see Map 14, locality
8), has yielded specimens of veAmiallite along with otiv-Ene and some py-
Aoxene4. One mile from the mouth of Thumping Creek and 3 miles east of the
Shooting Creek Post Office, vel&micutite has also been prospected. Several
pr'ect pits and shafts occur at both of these localities.
Quattz thy&ta24: Qucoutz crystals are reported (Keith and Sterrett,
1931, Map 3) at several localities in southern Cleveland County. One of
these is situated in a bend of Broad River, 4.4 miles south of Shelby. The
localityraay be reached by taking N.C. 18 - N.C. 150 south from Shelby
to where thf, highways divide. Follow N.C. 150 west for 1.8 miles to a crossroads and turn south onto SR 1127 for 0.4 mile. Qualutz crystals occur in the fields both east and west of the road at this point (see Map 15, locality 1). Another qualttz crystal locality may be reached by taking
N,C, 150 for 0.7 mile beyond the above mentioned crossroads to Sharon Church and turning south on SR 1219 for 0.9mile.The locality lies 0.1 mile east
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46 of the road (see Map 15, locality 2). A third locality is reported 0.3
mile due north of the Stice Dam on Broad River (see Map 15, locality3).
None of the above localities were field checked.
Cmund According to Keith and Sterrett (1931, p. 13) gray and
bronze coAundum occurs as float in fields approximately 4 miles west of Earl.
The colLundum float is confined to a belt about 1.5 miles long and several
hundred yards wide (see Map 15, locality 4). Black and gray coAandum crystals
enclosed in sillimanitc schist can be found on the west side of a farm r-Ad
0.4 mile northeast of Carpenters Knob. The o'uLndWn is reported to occur as
grayish-blue, tapered crystals (see Map 15, locality 5). The above localities were not field checked.
Bemt: Gem quality berwt is reported to occur (Keith and Sterrett,
1931, p. 12) in the region southwest of Shelby,and emeralj green bcity.e has been ,-ep rted from the Plantation Emerald mine and the Turner mine. The plantation mine is loca ed six miles south of Shelby on a bend in the Broad
River approximately one mile northeast of the Stice Dam (see Map 15, locality
6). The Turner mine is located 1.5 miles due east of the Stice Dam and 0.2 mile east of N.C. 18 (see Map l' locality 7).
Aquamakine hekyt occurs in pegmatite rock on a tributary of Buffalo
Creek, 1.3 miles east of Earl (see Map 15, locality 8).
Gaknet: GuAnet can be found between Buffalo Creek and N.C. 198,
1.2 miles southeast of Earl (see Map 15, locality 9).
Spodumene: Spodumene and associated minerals occur in the Foote
Mineral Company Spodumene Mine near Kings Mountain. The following minerals have been identified and can be found at this mine: a2b-6,te, micAo
-38- MAP .15 C N xi 'CA10.464. / .8 CLEVELAND COUNTY 4/ 3.Quartz2.Quartz1Quartz crystaisrrystak crystals LEGEND 76.5,4. EmeraldCorundumEmerald U.10Spadurnene 9,8.Garnet AquamarineGarnet and Moonstone Beryl 0.!0
s 0 u r 11. C A AI Q t NI A eactLyptite p ehni, bavenite, .spodumene, bnyt, quaiz-tz,
tadmontite, hotmclitite apophyaite, ehokLta, epidote, ma6covite,
biotite, toutmaZine, cookeit , anaEcime, nattotite, axinite, bettkandi e,
Lk6.4(ztait, e_oohokite ko4chekite_ apatite, vivianitc,,
Awitzetite, gkaphitc, diadochite, Zac _te xathkoxenite,
mittiAatite, neomasefite, khodochko.otte, LdLte. cLt -te, autunite,
cotambite, ohatakite, py/Lite makcaite, boknite, chafeopwl-Lte, pgt4hotite,
doZomite, cat gamite, magnetite, wickmanf petaeite, twaedita
and eake&ite. The mine may be reached by taking N.C. 216 from Kings Mounte_n
toward Mt. Olive and Gibson to the junction of N.C. 216 and SR 2298. Turn
left on SR 2298 and follow signs to Foote Mineral Company (see Map 15, locali-
ty 10). Note: Permission required to collect in mine.
MaScovite and Anataise CAy6tats: Ma covite crysta1 .;.with small
anata,se crystPls occur on the D. Yates Brooks property approximately 1.6 miles
northwest of Lattimore in southwestern Cleveland County. The muscovite crystals
were of excellent quality, but the locality has since been exhausted.
Atmandin Gaknet and Moonstone: Gem quality facet grade atmandine
gaAnet as well as high quality moomótone have been found in the alluvium of
several creeks in west central Cleveland County (Lewis Ormand, Kings Mountain,
Personal Communication ). A few notable localities are as follows: the junc-
tion of Big Harris Creek and SR 1813 just south of Lawndale; the junction of Big Harris Creek and SR 1809 just west of Double Shoals; the junctin of
Little Harris Creek and SR 1809 (see Map 15, locality 11).
pavidson Count,
G d SitvaA and Co _pett: Davidson County contains several famousgad,
-40- tveit and coppen mines including Silver Hill, Silver Valley, the Emmons
mi and Conrad Hill.
Silver Hill, located five miles southeast of Lexington on the ea.it
side of the Silver Hill Road, 0.5 mile north of the Village of Silver Hill,
has not been worked extensively since 1898. The mineral assemblage reported
by Genth and Kerr (1885, p.106) is as follows: nati e aAgentite,
a/Lgentiekous gaiena, 4phate/uCte, chateoctt_ metaconite, zoiAite, cAthocta,se,
eatanine, pykcwicoLph.tte, green, yellow, brown,black and colorless wavatite,
4totzite, angteisite, q/Lo,sisaa/tite, c(taecanthite catcite, eekto4ite, matachit
and 4cheetZte.
The Silver Valley mine is situated six miles southeast of Lexington
and occupies the western side of the Flat Swamp Creek valley (Pogue,1910,
p. 104)north-northwest of the Silver Valley crossroads. Genth and Kerr (1885,
p. 106)record the following list of minerals which have been found at the
mine: gatena, sphate/Lite and pytomo)Lphite. Pogue (1910, p. 106) adds to this
list the minerals chatcopy/ate, py/Lite carrying gotd and isitve/L.
The Emmons mine lies twelve miles southeast of Lexington and about
four miles north of Denton. The mine was worked primarily for coppet and
the chief ore mineral was chaLleopyAite. The mine also produced sphatetite
7 and gotd. The gangue"minerals werepyttte, 4idetite, chtokite and calcite.
The Conrad Hill mine,situated six miles east of Lexington, was
worked for theore minerals chatcopoite, autiie&ows pyxite and matachite.
The minerals were accompanied hy a gangue of timonite, 6peca1an hematite,
side/Lite and chtoAtte (Pogue, 1910,p. 112).
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0 i 9 ooDOOCAL FOE'. IVS" C. DAVIDSON COUNTY a 4 1, Silver Hifi areaGoid, Silver and Copper LEGEND Davte CET1L
CoewnbL te and Autun.ae: Threepegmhtites which contain coblmbite
and autunite are located in northeastern Davie County. Some of the cotalibite
shows crystalline foim. One of these localities can be reached by taking
highway N.C. 801, east from Farmington for 2 0 miles and turning north on
SR 1458 for 0.4 mile and then turning east on SR 1457 for 0.4 mile. The mine
lies near the end of SR 1457. The second locality is reacheL continuing
down SR 1458 for an additional 0.8 mile and turning east on SR 1455, 1.4 miles
to the second bridge. The deposit lies south of the bridge (see Map 17,
locality 2).
0/LbiatEaA at_olLite: aldatcutak dioluilte occurs on the Cooleemee Plan
tation in southern Davie County. The rock was once used as an ornamental stone. The rock's appearance is that of a white rock with green marbles throughout The orbicules are hcomMende set in a groundmass of aatte.
Some of the orbicules contain monaz.ae crystals up to 1/4" X 1/4. The locality may be reached by taking U.S. Highway 84 east from Fork for 2.4 miles and then taking a logging road south. The old quarry lies 300 yards southeast of U.S. 64 and 100 yards north of the old logging road (see Map 17, locality 3).
Durham County
d Wood: Petkiiiied k,od, or wood replaced by -641-Laa id found in many places in the Triassic rocks of Durham County. It can be found in the area one mile north of Weaver, along the Eno River. It also occurs west of the juncion of highways U.S. 75 and N.0 98, on the west side
-43- MAP 17
LEGEND DAVIE COUNTY SEM 3. 2Orbiculal Caturnbite1. Columbite diorite and and Autunite Autunite of Durha . It is found in the southern part of the county at Bethesda, just
west of highway U.S. 70 and two miles northeast of Bethesda, on the Ferrell
Farm (qr. L.A. Allison, Durham, and Mr. S.A. Price, Durham, Personal Communica-
tion).
Franklin County
Ameth 4t- Amethy,st occurs on the property ot Hollis Taylor,0.3 mile
ease of the Centerville crossroads on N.C. 561. -;em quality amethyst has been
found on this property (see Map 18, locality 1).
Gaston County
Ca44itetite and Spodumene: The tin-spodumene belt (Broadhurst, 1956) extends through Gaston County. There are many pegmatites carrying caimiteAtte and oodamene within this belt;a few of the more notable ones are mentioned here: (1) the southeast corner of the intersection of SR 1401 and 1402,
1.5 miles west of Bessemer city (see Map 19, locality 1) - ca64itekite,
6etdspoft, mica, gaAnet, beftyt and also reported Apodumene and apatite; (2) betweeA the Little Beaverdam creek and the Beaverdam Creek on SR 1624 in a road cut on top of a hill between the two creeks (see Map 19, locality 2) cas,,itetate, mica, 6etdspat, gaAnet and also reported ispodamene; (3) in ex- posed cuts at the junction of Beaverdam Creek and SR 1620 (see Map 19, locality
3)- ca46iteftite, mLca and AetdApalt.
K anite, Towtmatine and Ratite: Kyantte, toakmatine and 4atite Odour in a roadcut on SR 1820 just west of the intersection of SR 1820 and SR 1902,
2.2 miles east of Alexis (see Map 19, locality 4). Lazattte IS also reported from this locality. -45-
54 A MAP 18 SCALE 105" FRANKLIN COUNTY 1 0 I 2 3, 4 MILS 4, 11.1AL. 11. Amethyst LEGEND Awl J1, 1.1.144.41 " 1471
9,474 N449 1467 'hoick Hold (eleASJI Irti4 0 114. 035' LIM e. /1, Nro 41, 'notr MIL
"." ^ BESSE/AR IM.1111M0,11 'CAN' 4.. d UM :nr, lann, . --, 1 ), .. ,... , m145, 77 , 0 ,., 1412''6 GAST= wOurre LEGE WI 3.2.Cassiterite Cassiterite1. Cassiterite and Spodumene 41.6. Kyanite, Uron i nite Tourmahne and GaGoethite rand net Rutile GASTON COUNTY StME Ad. Gocthite: Go kfte is reported to occur 0.8 mile due south of
the center of Bessemer City in the area known as the Devil's Workshop
(see Map 19, locality 5). This locality has not been field checked.
Ukaninite and Gaknet: Pegmatites carrying ukaninite, gaAnet, mica
and Aetdispak ere exposed on N.C. 216 just north of the intersection of N.C.
216 and SR 1409 (see Map 19, locality 6). Behg was reported in the general
vicinity of this location at the Bess mine.
Gram/file County
PlyylphytUte: Pri.qophyte occiirs in Granville County 1.5 miles south
of Oak Hill and also 3.0 miles southeast of Oak Rill on Mountain Creek (see
Map 20, locality 1). prolonhife,eita is foind on the crest and the northeastern slope of Bowlines 'fountain 2.7 miles e- of Stem and annroximately 5.0 miles northwest of Butner (see '-fan 20, locality 2). The minerals found in this deposit are ,aasoivc a d radiatin g nioo SSIVQ anda-
Zute, dia,spoke, matachitc, itmenite, hematite and _oetccite. other deposits occur in the area of Long Mountaiu,north of Bowling's Mounta n.
Coppet: Several abandoned copper mines and prospect pits are located in northwestern Granville County, including the Holloway mine and the Blue Wing mine. The Holloway mine, located two miles south and one mile west of Virgilina
(see Map 20, locality 3) was first opened in 1885, and operated intermittent- ly until the early 1900's. The cre minerals of this mine were chatcocite, bokntte, matachita, azukite, akqentite, cupkite, native coppek and nati.ve
6itvet. The ore was accompanied by a gangue of quaktz, epidote chto/ulte, hematite and pink 0lti_hoCta6e. (Laney, 1917, pp. 114-121).
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LEGEND 3. Copper2. Pyrophyllite,1. Pyrophyl minerals lite Topaz, Chert, etc. 6.5.4. CopperMolybdeniteLepidolite minerals GRANVILLE COUNTY 54.1 The Blue Wing mine is located 1.5 miles south of Virgilina and lies several hundred yards north of Blue Wing Church (see Map 20, locality
4). This mine was also operated during the latter part of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The ore minerals of the mine were boiLni.te, chatcocite, azunite, matachite and aAgentite. They were accompanied by a gangue consisting of quantz, cateite, cheonite,epidote and hematite
(Laney, 1917, pp. 102-114).
A copper prospect containing matachite and oecutatite lies across the road from the Blue Wing Church and aImost due_south of the Blue Wing mine.
Motybdenite: Motybdenite filling fractures in granite can be found in an abandoned state highway quarry two miles east pf Wilton. This quarry can be reached by taking highway N.C. 56 east out of Wilton for 2.6 miles, turning north on SR 1625 for 0.4 mile to a bifurcation and taking the west fork,SR 1629,of the road for 0.9 mile. The quarry site is located ou the southwest side of this road (see Map 20, locality 5).
Lepidotite: LepidoZite float occurs in a field owned by Mr. C.V. Evans, two miles north of Pocomoke on the Granville-Franklin County line, just inside Granville County (ses Map 20, locality 6). Very minute crystals of nubatite are also found at this locality.
Guilford County
Gad and CoppeA: Guilford County contains several abandoned gold mines which have produced a variety of minerals. The Gardner Hill mine, located eight miles southwest of Greensboro (see Map 21, locality 1),was worked for
11(!, bonv!-ite, chatcopsot,i.te, o_hAy,socoaa and ,riae.achi,ta (Ccnth and Kerr,
P -50- 59 1885, p. 109). The Fisher Hill mine, located five miles southwest of
Greensboro (see Map 21, locality 2),contained the minerals gotd, pykite, chatcopyiLite, magnetite, hema-te.te, Zemenite, Zimonite, oeudomaZachite and 6tdekite (Genn and Kerr, 1885, p. 109). The McCullough (North State) mine, located two and one-fourth miles south of Jamestown, on the north side of highway U.S. 29, 0.5 mile northeast of Kivett Drive (see Map 21, locality 3) ,produced the following minerals: native copput, cuptite in acicular crystals,pytite, chatcopykite, 6idekite and matachite.
Sagenitc: A6bestos inclusions in green quaktz have been found near
Gibsonville (Kunz, 1907, p. 34). Dr. Kunz (1885, p.725) states that a green stone found by Mr. James M. Smith of Gibsonville was pronounced by a local expert to be a genuine emen.a.ed containing several diamonds. The stone weighed nine ounces and was valued at several thousands of dollars.
The owner supposedly refused one-thousand dollars for it. Mr. Smith, not trusting the mail service, carried the stone to New York, where it was identified as a greenish quaktz crystal containing liquid cavities that glistened in the sun, which led to the diamond theory. As five dollars was the best offer made, the stone was returned to North Carolina.
iltOn: Iron ores have been mined at several places in Guilford
County. One of the larger deposits is the Tuscarora iron mine. This deposit is located on the west side of highway N.C. 68, approximately one mile north of Friendship (see Map 21, locality 4). The ores include magnetite and Lemenite-
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1 60 HIGHPV. POINT I2A13 LEGEND 3.2. 1.McCulFisher Gardner loughHill Hillmine minn mine 4. 5.iron Hornblende -0- GULF° D COUNTY / SO4 Honnbtende :Honnbtende and radiating hoitnbtende crystalsoccur in the Buchanan Quarry of Central Rock Company on SR 3317, just off
U.S. 421 south of Greensboro. The locality may be reached by taking
U.S. 421 south from Green boro City Limits for 1.4 miles and turning left on SR 3317 and travelling for 0.40 mile. The quarry lies on the left (see Map 21, locality 5).
Halifax County
Hematite: Specatan hematite occLn ir n-e 11,nkg in northwestern Halifax County. The deposit lies on the south side of
Roanoke River approximately two miles north of Roanoke Rapids (see Map
22, locality 1). The ore is granular for the most part and contains some magnetite.
Maeybdenite: Maeybdenite, in association wit:11 py,Lite, chat- copylate and 4eAtc.e.te, is found south of Brinkleyvilleon the Boy Scout-
Jones properties in southwestern Halifax County (Broadhurst, 1955, p.
23). The area can be reached by taking highway N.C. 48 south of Brinkley- ville for 2.0 miles, turning west onto SR 1002 for 1.1 miles, and turning north onto SR 1323 for 0.8 mile. The deposit is at the end of this secondary road (see Map 22, locality 2). It occurs in veins enclosed by schists and volcanic rocks.
Gotd, Lead and Zinc: Gotd, teadand zinc ores were worked at the H. and H. mine on the House property, which lies north of N.C. 48 between Ringwood and Glenview, 1.7 miles northwest of Glenview (see Map 22, locality 3).
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62 LEGEND 3.2. Gold,MolybdeniteL Hematite Galena and Sphalerite HALIFAX COUNTY SCut Harnett County
Hematite, Limonite and MaAza6ite :The iron mineral,
timonite and matcasite occur in the Becker Sand and Gravel Companyquar-
ries north of Lillington, just off of U.S. 421, and south of Lillingtonon
N.C. 401 (see Map 23, localities 1 and 2). The iron oxides occur as beds
between the sand and gravel beds and the clays. Some of the oxides are
botryoidal and show good mammillary strucLiares. The Mataazite.occurs as nodules
or in crystals and crystalline masses as gross replacements of petki6ied
wood.
Agate, Petn.i,4ied Wood and Jaspek: Agate, petti4ied wood, ja4pelL,
agatized wood, MO44 agate, chatcedony, bahA4tOne (silicified limestone),
frosted4clattz crystals, mitky quafttz, 4moky and ito4e qualttz, petkiied
pan /Loot, and the (Cretaceous) tree-fern temokyaare present in the
Becker Sand and Gravel Company quarries (see Map 23, localities 1 and 2).
In addition to the above, gotd, itmenite, 'ratite, ga&net and mona-
zite occur as heavy minerals thatcan be easily panned out at each of the
Becker quarry localities. Many collectors have cut beautiful cabochons from
the petni4ied patm.
Ratite, Umenite and Mictoctine Rutilated itmenite occurs in small
pegmatites carrying zmoky qualitz and pink micAoctineat Raven Rock on the
left bank of the Cape Fear River northiof Lillington and east ofRaven
Rock Church (see Map 23, locality 3). !Raven Rock isan outcrop of schists
and gneisses composed of -Mitky quairtz, 4moky quantz, muczovite, biotite, micuctine, onthoctase, zeiticite and chacopykite allof which may be
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64 4 MAP 23
C. rA OWN LEGEND 10. 1. Iron minerals, Agate, Petrified wood, etc. 4. Chalcopyrite, Pyrite and Quartz crystals HARNETT COUNTY SCALE 3.2. RutileIron minerals, and I lmenite Agate, Petrified wood, etc. 5. Magnetite and Garnet , collected at this locality. Tbe locality may be reached by takingU.S. 421
north from Lillington for approximately 7miles and turning right on the
Raven Rock Church road,SR 1250,and followingthis road to the river.
ChatcopwLite, Pynite and Quantz CiLytaa: Chatcopykite, pynite,
.41deAite, Alitite and mitky quantzcrystals occur in the old Carolitequarry
just north of the Lillington town limits (seeMap 23, locality 4). The
quantz crystals occur in small quartz dikescutting the phyllite. The chacopynite occursas coatings and sprays on the cleavage faces of the phyllite. Smue sMall chateopynite crystalswere found here by the authors.
The ryitite L,ccurs disseminated In thephyllites and as crystals in the quartz dikes. Ftuoluae has been reported associatedwith the quartz dikes but only one small spectmen was found bythe authors.
Magnetite and Gannet: Magnetite add gannet occur in northernHarnett County at the old Battlers mineDn the right bank of the Cape Fear River,
3 miles south of Buckhorn Dmn andnorth of Kipling (see Map 23, locality 5).
During the Civil War, the mine was operated formagnetite whichwas barged and hauled upstream to where itwas smelted at the Endor Iron Furnace on
Deep River in Lee County. Several tons of this ore are still piled beside the furnace. The magnettte occurs in crystallinemasses with some aeman- dine gannet. It readily attracts a magnet andsome of it is lodestone.
Haywood County
Coppet: Several copper prospects are located in HaywoodCounty.
One of the most extensive of theseis the Redmond mine, located 0.4 mile north of the soutnern end of WatervilleLake (see Map 24, locality 1).
-57-, HAYWOOD COUNTY 3.2. Corundum1. Copper LEGEND
PISGAH The ores of this mine include akisenopyktte, joyk,Ete ctd chat_cow2te,
as well as some lead and ^,:inc ores.
Conandum: Although there are several cokundum localities in
Haywood County, probably the two most interesting localitiesare the
Edmondson property and the Presley mine. The J.H. Edmondson property
at Retreat, on the Pigeon River, six miles southeast of Waynesville
(see Map 24, locality 2) ,contains small pegmatites accompanied by veknieutite carrying cokundum associated with kyanZte and gaknet. The
Presley mine, located four miles northwest of Canton (see Map 24, locali- ty 3), is situated in pegmatite material which cuts through darkgreen amphibolite country rock. Specimens of excellent color have been found at this locality (Pratt and Lewis, 1905, pp. 188-189 andp. 257),
Cokundum also occurs on Shovel Creek.
Henderson County
akeo. Rake Eakth M2notabs: Rare earth bearing pegmati- tes occur -_,,, ea around Tuxedo and cont,a the following minerals
(according to Olson, 1952, pp. 18-20): anataze, Aphene, zikeon, auet- tite, xenot2me, poZyckaise, apat2te, seApenttne, epi.dote, goAnet,
quaktz, altanite, monaztte, egAtottte, 4t,Eatte, yeAmtemette and muzcovi_te. These minerals occur collectively at the following localities: the Freeman mine, 0.5 mile northeast of Tuxedo on SR 1118; the Jones mine, 0.5 mile east of Tuxedo on SR 1856; the Pace mine, 1.8 miles south- west of Tuxedo; on the Price farm, 3 miles southwest of the Freeman mine; and the DaviJ farm, 4 miles from the Green River Post Officeon the road
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r , r- , Irro , LEGEND scA 2. 1.Epidote Zircon HENDERSON COUNTY WM to Greenville by way of Poinsett Springs. The Jones line was found
by the writers to 1-e. more abundant in ztAcon than the other mentioned
localities. The Tuxedo localities are given as locality 1 on the
Henderson C(Juaty locality map.
Eptdo,:e: Eptdote veins occur in gneiss in the west bank of N.C.
9, 0.8 mile north of Bat Cave. Eptdote also occurs disseminated
through pink granite in a deep road cut on N.C. 9, 0.4 mile north of
the above locality (see Map 25, locality 2).
Iredell County
Con_undum: Pratt and Lewis (1905, p.2) located eight occurrences
of corundum in Iredell County. The Belts Bridge deposit, on the south
bank of the South Yadkin River, 4.8 miles south of Harmony and 2.8 miles southeast of Turnersburg, contains gray uguindum crystals,many
of them encased in maAgahtte (see Map 26, locality 1).
The Acme (Collins) mine, located west of Statesville, produced
abrasive as well as gray astirated conundum (See Map 26, localit-v 2).
The old mine dumps are now destroyed because of the cc Jf the
Klein Outdoor Theater over the deposit. Same coxundum has been found
recently in a small stream which flows behind the theater.
Rough cokundum crystals occur 0.6 mile north of the Prison Camp
located on highway U.S. 21, north of Statesville (see Map 26, locality
3).
ZiAcon: lincon occurs in an area approximately five miles west
of Statesville in the vicinity of the old Statesville airport (see Map 26,
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0 , $4,\ 4, . 4., A LE X., C 0 N A 2. 1.Corundum Corundum LEGEND 6. Sagenite / 5.4. 3.AmethystZircon Corundum 9.8.7. RutileRoseBeryl andquartz Tourmahne IREDELL COUNTY locality 4).
Amethy6t: Amethy6t was mined by a gemstone company, 0.8 mile west-southwest of Amity Hill. The amethyst-bearing quartz veins occur on the Minor Lentz farm and the A.E. Brown property (see Map 26, locality 5).
Sagenite: Mud and water inclusions in quart_tz crystals are foundon the Campbell, Shoemaker and Burton farms which lie west and southwest of Rhyne's store, on highway N.C. 115, 14 miles northwest of Statesville
(see Map 26, locality 6).
Benyt and ToctAmaeine: Green and golden beAyt and black towmattne are found on the Campbell farm in the area north of Snow Creek (see Map 26, locality 7). Smoky quaktz crystals occur as float one mile north of Snow
Creek (Mr. William Campbell, Statesville, Personal Communication).
Ro6e.. OuaAtz: Massive dark Ao6e.. quaktz has been found approximately
0.4 mile north of Rhyne's Store on the property of Mr. John Duncan, on
Fox Mountain near the southern edge of Love Valley (Mr. W.R. Rhyne,
Personal Communication) (see Map 26, locality 8).
RutiZe: Rutite crystals occur as float on the old Jolly place in the general vicinity of Fox Mountain (see Map 26, locality 9), near the southern edge of Love Valley.
Jackson County
UttAama4ic Mineitabs: The town of Webster in west central Jackson
County is in part built on an ultramafic ring dike (see Map 27, locality
1). This dike contains the minerals Eftonzite (enstatite), annabengite, mitchatite, opaline chaEcedony, magnezite, greenish elnuzy quatt.tz,
-63- tate, zekpentine, goethtte, chkom.1-te, chnyzotite, chity.6oLbte ((Lavine),
diopz-Ede, tkemoZite, maAmottte, anthophytate, actinotite, gaitnielltte
and oenthite. The deposit also contains webztekite which is an aggre-
gate of diopzide and biLonzite. The best exposures are south of the town
of Webster in roadcuts along the southeast bank of the Tuckasegee River,
Several peridotite bodies are located in northern Jackson County,
two miles southwest of Balsam (see Map 27, locality la). The chief
minerals of these peridotites are enAtatite, ch/Lomite; ta,e.c and etivine. The
ottvine Is noteworthy because of the unusually large size of some of the
crystals. Many of these crystals measure over five inches in diameter.
Cmundwv: Cmundum in peridotite is found on the north side of
highway U.S. 64 between Fairfield Lake anda tributary of Horsepasture
River, 4.5 miles east of Cashiers (see Map 27, locality 2). A peridotite
body carrying coltandum crosses highway U.S. 64, 0.1 mile east of this
locality and extends northward toward Little Hogback Mountain. Sapphire
cmundum is reported to occur south of highway U.S. 64on the Jackson-
Transylvania County line (see Map 27, locality 3). Sapphire and abrasive
coAundum were mined by the Sapphire Mining Companyon the south shore ,f
Sapphire Lake.
Gatmet: Between 1900 and 1926, ithodotEte gaAnet was mined for
abrasives on Sugarloaf Mountain approximately one mile southwest of the
village of Willets (see Map 27, locality 4). The gaknet occurs in a mica schist and ranges in size from one-sixteenth to one-fourth ofan
inch in diameter (Broadhurst, 1955, n. 31).
PegmatLte Mt/AZ.6: The L.M. McCall feldspar and mica mine,
which lies southeast of Pinhook Gap, produced the minerals cp.-tot-cite,
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a ,73 MAP 27 JACKSON COUNTY , Nd.is QOM ....cnoug yap ta, 'Nan lAto, 0./ C. 0 SKIWCOO 1/ MARNSININT HIH IHIN REIR A'ANAH __-LAr WM.! MAIRGNINI AA,Rai 3.10AN 1) . 'P3, 5 AKA NA T IONA E.S., " '11-''''',HaeHT1i7 IRVi -,P''' 7, ' I ' c ' ---- ''''.---- ItI 2, '!), - 1 Rjr -,1?1''-\\ i ( )N PISGAH 1 ; , PA kr,. \c I ft: ../ NATIONAL . s'.(2-Fr \ 4 r TORTS: 1. R IDGE C. 0 0 3.2.4. SapphireCorundum Corundum rals , 5.7.6. 6arnetPegmatitePegmatite minerals minerals garmet, ukaninite, pwfthotite, aigocta6e, qualaz, mu4covite and biotite (see Map 27, locality 5). Gaimet, toll/ma-Eine, bekyt and zamatinite occur in an unnamed prdspect southwest of Toxaway Mountain, just north of the Jackson-Transylvania County line, and about 0.3 mile northwest of highway U.S. 64 (see Map 27, locality 6). Gem quality heAyt has been reported from the Rice minc located approxi- mately one mile south of Sapphire Lake on the Jackson-Transylvania
County line. The Sheepcliff mine on Sheepcliff Mountain, three miles north of Cashiers, was operated for hehyt (see Map 27, locality 7).
The pegmatite is composed of mictopekthite, quattz, ptagioctase, mu4- coutte, be/Lyt, paAna and zamaiuskite. The quaAtz found in the peg- matite is milky, omoky, gray and rose in color. The bekyt ranges in color from yellow to bluish-green (Olsen, 1952, pp. 12-13).
Lee Couhty
Chkyzocotta, Matachite and BaknZte: The Clegg mine in northern
Lee County contains chkyzocotta, matachite and bonnite along with chat- copytite, pwLite, azutite, chatcocite, quattz crystals, sphalerite, gaZena, catcite drystals, 4idetite and Zimonite. The mine lies just off U.S. 1 north of Sanford, 0.3 mile behind Deep River School and the
Flat Springs Baptist Church (see Map 28, locality 1).
Gotd: Gad nuggets occur in the creek that flows out of the reservoir at the Sanford Water Works and Pumping Station northeast of Sanford. Many local people have panned gotd in this creek, includ- ing the authors. The largest nuggets found are about twice the size
-66- DEEP ,0 4. MAP 28 0 -1 4, 35°35' 35°35 0 \A McICAT !RAND 9 .lt ,P41, BUCICHOlVPOWER , , aL, i PLANT/ 35°30' 132.4 POP. 12,255 112 LEGEND I52 1. Copper minerals SCALE 2.3. Gold Fossils I LEE1-1 CO H 2 3 TY 4 MILES PLATE NO. 5
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AMETHYST CRYSTALS AND CUT STONES Lincoln and Burke Counties
COURTESY STATE MUSEUM ,RA L SIGH PHOTOGRAPH BY 302.4, of an average pinhead. The location can be reached by taking SR 1521 from Sanford and turning right on the Pumping Station Road (see Man 28, locality 2).
F066,LLS: F066.i.-16 of Triassic age occur in the dumps of the old
Egypt coal mine on Deep River. P7.yto5aftn. eeh. and bone AkacyPento may be found along with pith cast of neocalamiteA. And, of course, some real North Carolina coal.
The locality may be reached by taking U.S. 421 north from Sanford for 5 miles and turning right on the Cumnock road (SR 1400). The mine lies southeast 300 yards from the intersection of the Cumnock road and
Deep River at the overhead bridge on the Lee County side of the river
(see Map 28, locality 3).
Lincoln County
Kyanite: Kyanite occurs 1 mile west of Marpose on a hill
(Chubb Mountain) south of the Branch Creek,accessible east of SR 1403
(see Map 29, locality 1). Lazulite also occurs sparingly at this locali- ty.
TouAmatine, Muiscovite, Smoky Ottattz and Biotite: Tommatine, muiscovite, 6moky quaktz and biotite occur as float in a field on the eastern corner of the junction of SR 1146 and SR 1140, 0.6 mile west of
Flay. 'Beity.e. from the Brown mine and the Carbine mine is reported from approximately this same location (see Map 29, locality 2).
Uon: Lincoln County contains considerable iron ore inhe form of magnetite, timonite and hematite. The Big Ore Bank, located approxi- mately one mile southeast of Pumpkin Center (see Map 29, locality 3), 1. Kyanite LEGEND 4.3. 2.Tourmaline,AmethystIron Muscovite, Smoky quartz and Biotite LINCOLN COUNTY o SCALI 1 was mined during the Revolutionary and Civil Wars (Kerr and Hanna,
1887, p. 155).
Amethyt: Amethtpst occurs on the Reel farm approximately 2 miles northeast of Iron Station. The locality can be reached by travelling north on SR 1357 from Iron Station to SR 1509 and from there travelling east for 0.2 mile to the intersection of SR 1417.The locality lies 0.2 mile south on SR 1417 on the east side of the road.
This locality has produced gem quality specimens of mriethytt and is
open to the public for a fee . (see Map 29. locality 4).
Macon County
CoAundum: Macon County has several coAundun deposits which were originally worked primarily for abrasives and secondarily for gem stones. With the replacement of coAundum by artificial abrasives soon after the turn of the century, the mining of these deposits ceased.
The Cowee Creek rubies occur in association with nhodottte gannet, isittimanite, 4taunotite, iatte, monazite, gad, pynite, chat- copykite, poAhottte, 4phaZenite, 4pennytite, itmenite, natiZe, Monzite, hoAnbtende, zincon and kyanite in 1,-2?- stream deposits of the Caler Fork of Cowee Creek (Pratt and Lewis, 1905, p. 337). This deposit is located
2.8 miles east of WestsMills and six miles north of Franklin (see Map
30, locality 1). Some of the Aubie4 are of the valued pigeon-blood color and are said to equal in color and brilliancy the Burma AubteS (Pratt and Lewis, 1905, p. 184). The Gibson, Holebrook and Shuler properties are open to collectors for a fee.
-71- Corundum Hill, located 2.0 miles east of the village of
Cullassaja (see Map 30, locality 2) produced a large quantity of abrasive conandum as well as nuby, onientat emenatd, okLentat mnethiot and blue and yellow 4apphine. The mvutIldwri in this denosi is associatedith dunite, which also contains the minerals en6tatite, otivine, 4enpeti.ne and elmornite. This is also open to the public for a fee.
The Ruby mine, near Burningtown Creek ,2.9 miles southwest of
Burningtown (see Map 30, locality 3) contains well crystallized pink and purple conundum. The Mincey mine, located about 0.4 mile east of Ellijay and seven miles southeast of Franklin (see Map 30, locality 4) has pro- duced some bronze eonundum, which, when properly polished, shows asterism.
It is open to the public for a small fee.
Conundum, in association with cusbe4to4 and veAmieutZte, is reported in the vicinity of Bernette Lake in the Scaly Community, 3.4 miles southwest of Highlands (see Map 30, locality 5).
Gannet: Gannet occurs in several localities in Macon County in- cluding the Ahodatte deposit located near the summit of Masons'Mountain on its southern slope, 1.6 miles west-southwest of Wests Mills and one mile south of Cowee Creek (see Map 30, locality 6). Associated with the
Ahadotite gannetare the Minerals: gedn,Lte, hypeAAthene and biote.te
(Henderson, 1931, pp. 563-569). Atmandite gannet occurs in southeastern
Macon County on the road to Whiteside Mountain, at the Macon-Jackson
County line (see Map 30, locality 7), and also in a region 2.3 miles south- west of Dry Falls (see Map 30, locality 8).
Benyt and Tommatine: Golden betyt and blac.k towmatineoccur in pegmatite on highway U.S. 64-A,at the northern city limits of High-
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1. Ruby, Garnet & Kyanite LEGEND e 3.2. Corundum (Ruby(Corundum mine) Hill) CULL.. CALLS 5.4. Corundum (Mincey mine) !IL 1 1111. in 6. Rhodolite garnet i;_272±35' CO 8.7. Garnet s.11,1, 12.10,11. BerylAmethyst Amethyst9. Beryl & Tourmaline \ .13. Amethyst T ) /r4t - . icAcE _A? or+.how 4 0.1.122 3,13o. MACON COUNTY bactS ocaetCOW, lands (see Map 30, locality 9). A mine which has produced 6cfcgt
is located on SR 1620 which turns south off highway U.S. 64, 1.7
miles west of Dry Falls (see Map 30, locality 10). The mine lies west
of SR 1620, approximately one mile south of iL, intersection with high-
way U.S. 64.
Amethot: The Tessentee amethyst m_ the southeastern part
of the county was originally operated by Tiffa an( ComT any of New York.
The mine is located on Tessentee Creek, 4.5 mi e st c_ Otto (see
Map 30, locality 11). The amethot crystals arE E emi. ted through
kaotinite weathered from pegmatite, whichevidentl- ,Tas i =ruded by the amethyst-bearing quartz vein. Kunz (1907, P. 32) _tes, 'No finer
amethysts have been discavered in thiscountry an: _averal thousand dollars worth of crystals were sold as the proceeds of tha first Jevelopment work."
Amethot has been reported from the Ammor_smine, 4.7 miles south- east of Highlands (see Map 30, locality 12) and the Waggonermine, which lies south ofhighway N.C. 106, 4.7 miles southwest of Highlandson
Abes Creek (see Map 30, locality 13).
Madison County
At-Unite: AtZanite occurs in at least threeareas in Madison
County. One of the areas is 0.5 mile south of Lemon Gapon East Fork
Creek (see Map 31, locality 1). Another area is near the headwaters of
Paw Paw Creek, 5.0 miles west-southwest of Marshall (see Map 31, locality 2). The third area is near Pine Creek Churchon Little Pine
Creek, 5.6 miles southwest of Marshall (see Map31, locality 3).
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83 Baaite: Baaite has been mined on Spring Creek approximately
0.9 mile northeast of Bluff. The barite occurs in large crystals and crystalline masses in veins (Keith, 1904, p. 9). These barite veins trend in a northeast-southwest direction and pass through tri tilage of Stackhouse where baaite has also been mined extensively C3ee Map 31, locality 4).
UnaUte: Unakite, a granite composed of yellow-green DidOte, pink
6etd4paa and quaatz, is used as an ornamental stone. It is fot:nd as dikes which cut the country rock on Roaring Fork Creek, a short distance above its entrance into Meadow Creek Fork, 2.8 miles southwest of Bluff
(Watson, Laney and Merrill, 1906, p. 172) (see Map 3, locality 5). It is also reported to occur just north of Bluff (see Map 31, locality 6).
Gaanet: Gaanetoccurs just north of Redmon above the Southern
Railway tracks (see Map 31, locality 7) and approximately two miles south- west of Redmon on Little Pine Creek (see Map 31, locality 8). This latter locality is the Little Pine garnet mine. The variety of gaAnet found at both localities is aimandite, and some gem-quality material has been produced in each deposit.
Monazite: Monazite crystals and massive monazite have ben re- moved from a pegmatite on Bull Creek, 1.5 miles south of Petersburg.
Cmundum and UttAama.{4Mineitaa: Pink and white cmandum, set- pentine, otivine, chaomite and greenish-black spina are found at the
Carter mine north of Democrat.. This mine, located on the headwaters of
Holcombe Branch (see Map 31, locality 9) can be reached by taking the secondary road north of Democrat for 1.7 miles to SR 1544, turning east
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84 Q., \ MAP 31 3,7S' 7,13' ° , - .9t ° E LUZ 71. Won, `.7 LIP ;Ine nOCIOT 17It FT I 1 A HAILMCN MANAGE/AWE MUNE AREA DEN o 4. 0 R.G.11111441 - I 1,1 itt! 2. 1. Alkinite LEGENL 3 6.5.4. UnakiteBarite3. Allanite 6 U M 6 8. 7.Garnet Garnet ) MADISON COUNTY 0 hCALE 10. Jasperoid9. Corundum & & CalciteUltramafic minerals beyor e Pleasant Gal: 'hodist Church, and following this road -Lst
for mile to a lone ba,_n on the north bank of the road. The o mine workings lic several hundred yards north of the barn on a sial
tribu y to Holcanbe Branch.
Jcuspeutd and Catate: Ja4pelLotd occurs or he north )ank the
French Broad River 1200 feet northwest of the Montua Hotel ir Ho Springs, in unaltered dolmnite and limestone (see Map 31, locality 10). As, -ciat- ed with the ja/Speitotd are catcite crystals up to 1/2 inch in lengt_
(Oriel, 1950, p. 11).
McDowell .County
Diamond: The Dysartsville area in southeastern McDowell Coulty was placer mined for gad before the Civil War and mining continueC :or some time afterwards. During these mining operations, three dicorovLdS were found near the headwaters of South Muddy Creek in the vicinity of where highway N.C. 226 crosses the creek, 0.3 mile north of Dysartsville
(see Map 32, locality 1).
Zincon and Coitundum: ZiAzon and conandum were discovered during gold placer mining in a small tributary of South Muddy Creek on the Mary
Mills property, located approximately 2.0 miles southeast of Dysartsville, on the north side of SR 1773 (see Map 32, locality 2).
CoAundurn is found 1.5 miles southwest of Dysartsville, on the north side of SR 1802 which lies between Dysartsville and highway U.S.
221 (see Map 32, locality 3). The wAllndum occurs as float in the fields around an old farmhouse in this vicinity.
Caecite and QuaAtz: Dog-tooth cateite crystalsoccur in the Shady
dolanite at the Woodlawn limcstonequarry at Woodlawn (see Map 32,
-77- 86 1. Diamond LEGEND 5. Quartz MC DOWELL COUNTY 4.3.2. Calcite CorundumZircon && QuartzCorundum 8. 7.6.Pegmatite KyaniteGraphite minerals &Wel locality 4). Small quattz crystals, some of which contain phantoms,
are found a few hundred yards north of the Woodlawn limestone quarry
(Ar. Shields Flynn, Personal Communication).
Quattz crystals were discovered at Nebo, in a field on the west
side of highway N.C. 126, 1000 yards north of the Southern Railway tracks,
in the center of the village (see Map 32, locality 5)(gr. Adam Street,
Valdese, Personal Communication).
Gtaphite and Kyanite: A gtaphite band crosses the western edge of
McDowell County from west of Laurel Knob to west of Graphiteville (see
Map 32, locality 6). West of this is located a kyanite band which parallels the gtaphite band, but extends furtl-er south into Buncombe County,
crossing highway U.S. 70 between Ridgecrest and Black Mountain (see Map
32, locality 7). The gtaphite is disseminated through mica schist, but
in places pure gtaphite is associated with vein quartz. The kyanite occurs in mica schist, but at some places in the region it seems to be the chief constituent of the rock. It varies in color from pale blue to almost
sapphire blue.
Pegmatite Minena14: Betyt, gatnet, t3amaAzkite and eambite have been reported to occur in a pegmatite on the old Mount Mitchell toll road, near the McDowellBuncambe Countii line (see Map 32, locality 8).
Mecklenburg County
Epidote: Epidote crystals in quartz veins as well as massive
epidote occurs threefourths of a mile east of the U.S. 21 exit on in
terstate 83 in a good exposure of granite which outcrops on the banks of
the Irvin 2reek. The locality is accessible from a two lane road that , I 4pip runs parallel to interstate 85 in that area.
aamond:Two cU_wrondz wrefourn Todda Branch, one in.
1852 and the other, 'reported in 1907, was- unfortunately destroyed.
None have since been reported from this locality
Mitchell County
Pegmatite Minekat6: The Spruce Pine Mining District is one of the chief mica and ,6etcbspak producing areas in the United States. A few of the more interesting of these deposits are described herein. (For a more complete listing of the mines of the district, see Olsen, 1944, part 2, pl. 2).
The Southers Branch Mine, located 1.7 miles northwest of Spruce Pine
(see Map 33, locality 1) contains the minerals: gaAnet, pink o)Lthoctaze and hyatite in stalactitic forms over two inches in length.The mine can be reached by taking highway N.C. 226 west of the center of Spruce Pine for 1.4 miles and turning north on SR 1150,which will dead end at the mine dumps, 0.6 mile from the highway.
The Hawk mine, located 1.2 miles north of Hawk, (see Map 33, locality 2) contains the minerals garmet, apatite, epidote, atZanite, black tommatine, pyAtte, thutite and glass-clear ogocea4e.
Rare doubly-terminated eptdote crystals and ataite crystals occur in a pegmatite dike on the proprty of Mr. Clarence E. Wilson, 1.5 miles northeast of Bakersville (see Map 33, locality 3).
Otthoctaze 4etdspak which gives a sunstone sheen is foundon the property of Benton McKinney, which lies at the end of SR 1159, 0.5 mile east of highway N.C. 261, 2.4 miles northeast of Glen Ayere (see Map 33, tr-°,14
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The Emerald mine on Crabtree Mountain, located 2.5 miles south- west of Spruce Pine and southeast af the Brush Creek Road, SR 1156,
(see Map 33, locality 5) has produced a few emekaZd4 large enough for cutting, but most of the crystals have been too small to be of value.
The material from this mine is sometimes cut as an ornamental stone and sold as emerald in matrix. This mine is now producing many facet-grade omeltatd4 and is open to the public at a small fee.
The Old 20 mine, located 5 miles southwest of Spruce Pine on the west side of the road to Little Switzerland, SR 1002, (see Map 33, locality 6) contains, in addition to ktd6pan. and mtca, the minerals betLyt., apattte, hyatite, cynto.Ute, ukaninte, autuni.te, to/Lbekni.te and gummtte.
The McKinney mine, located approximately 1.6 miles south of the Old 20 mine (see Map 33, locality 7), contains the minerals 4amvusktte, autuntte, toitheAnZte., caumbtte, hymeite, amazontte, boitn.Lte, cove-elite, chatcopyktte, maeachtte, 4phatmite, massive beity-E, getd4pan and rivica.
The mine, located on English Knob, on the east side of the road from Spruce Pine to Ingalls, SR 1138, 0.4 mile from the Mitchell-Avery
County line (see Map 33, locality 8) has produced the minerals pttchbtende, gummtte, tonbeAnite,4amaA412-ae, autuni.te, monaztte, cotumbtte andcwt- totite.
The Deer Park mine in the horseshoe bend of the North Toe River,
0.1 mile east of Penland (see Map 33, locality 9), is located inpeg- matite which carries the minerals ktd6pan, miza, thattte, hyate.te and monazttecrystals.
-83- MAI" 4-13 T E N trnvocc Viol MrTCHELL COUNTY 1 Sr-ME 0 I 0 1 LEGEND 4 NILS 'NO rtE1Olv 4m, 1. Gorryrit and Hyalite 100)S 3.2. PegmatiteEpidote and minerals Albite 5.4. 7.6.SunstoneEmerald Pegmatite minerals 1 MOW. 8. Uranium and Rare earths 11411 Mt."! 2° A 10. Uranium9. Pegmatite minerals minerals 2'00'7 Oerrina 101 .12 Woo 12.11. Corundum Corundum 1 FOREST J 14.13. UnakiteActinolite 8 6 1 04"37.73` , 33.33. 0 1. 41I130 DIC4 21 pisGAH NMI PA Wtan,Zum minerals occur in the pegmatite across the road from the sign "Pete Crest Farm" on highway N.C. 261, 0.3 mile south of Carvers
Gap (see Map 33, locality 10).
Coitundum: CcAundum, described as ruby and sapphire, is reported on the Panel Farm, 1.2 miles southeast of Bakersville (see Map 33, locality
11). Blue coAandum associated with hyantte and tkonoZtte is also reported to occur on the Dillinger farm 2.6 miles east of Hawk (see Map 33, locality
12).
Acttnotite and Tate: A deposit of actinotite and tcz t.c. lies north- east of Spruce Pine on the road to Ingalls. The deposit occurs on the east side of the road approximately one mile north of its junction with high- way U.S. 19E (see Map 33, locality 13).
Unaktte: Unatette occurs on the Rex Peake property east of highway
N.C. 261, three miles south of Carvers Gap (Mr. Roby Buchanan, Hawk,
Personal Communication) (see Map 33, locality 14). A poor quality unakite can be found on the north bank of the road to Roan High Peak, approximate- ly 1.5 miles west of Carvers Gap (Mr. Clarence Wilson, Personal Communica- tion).
Montgomery County
Gotd, Sttvek and CoppeA: The Coggins mine, located-1.5 miles north-northeast of Eldorado, has produced Otd and 4-avek. In addition to these ores, the deposit contained the minerals quaktz, pyAtteand chaecopyktte. The mine is located 100 feet southeast of the intersection of SR 1301 and SR 1302 see Map 34, locality 1).
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LEGEND 4 1. Gold and Siler (Coggins 5CAIE MONTGOMERY COUNTY 2 4.3.2. GoldCopperPyrophyllite and and Copper Zinc (Eldorado( Star mine) mine) 3. wIES The Eldorado mine, located 1.5 miles south of the Coggins mine and east of the village of Eldorado, behind the old school house, con- tains the minerals azulLite, matuchite, hydkoztncZte and zphate&Zte (see
Map 34, locality 2).
The Star mine is 3.1 miles west of Star.and can be reached ty travelling north,on SR 1340 for 0.5 mile from Little River. Turn west onto a gravel surface road for 0.25 mile to the mine. Minerals at the mine include pyA.Zte, chatcopyrcite, boAnite, chatcloc-cite, motybdenZte and
.6eAAtmo1gbdite (see Map 34, locality 3).
Pwtophytti_te : Pwtophytttte is known to occur near Wadeville; on
Cotton Stone Mountain, 3.5 miles north of Troy; just east of SR 1312, near
Dner and northeast of Asbury in the northeastern corner of the county,
see Map 34, locality 4). Considerable prospecting has been done in some cf the above areas. The material is massive and no crystals -7ere nol=ed
(Stuckey, 1967).
Moore County
Pwtophytt.ite: Moore County contains several pwtophytt4ite deposits including the Glendon (Ward mine) deposit, located 1.8 miles north of
Glendon (see Map 35, locality 1), and the Standard Mineral Company deposit on Cabin Creek, 2.0 miles southwest of Robbins (see Map 35, locality 2).
These deposits carry, in addition to pwtophytt.i.te, the minerals taw-ate, ottlLetite (chtwUtcmid),,Umenite, zpecutaA,Lte and z_ctte. The Glendon deposit contains pyrite cubes and small crystals of itum.ite.
CZeak and Amethyzt QuAntz js-taLS Clear and amethyzt quan.tz crystals occur on the property of Mrs. Nesom Moore, 2.7 miles southwest of Robbins. The locality lies 0.4 mile southeast of where Dry Creek flows into Cabin Creek and 0.8 mile southwest of the Standard Mineral Company
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MOORE COUNTY LEGEND scAa 5.4.3. 2.CopperQuartzRutile 1.Pyrophyllite Pyrophyllite and crystalsminerals Quartz and crystals Calcite Gatd: Almost every creek in the Robbins area contains smie gold which can he recovered by panning. Several abLandoned gold m::ne,s
are in Moore ',nty. For their locations, the rear is referreE to
Bulletin No. 33, "Gcld Deposits in North Carolina," which is out-- -1-irint, but may be ref2rred to in many college and universiy libraries.
RatiZe, Lemenite, PwLite: An abandoned qua)z quarry, minE in the early 196C's, contains clusters and single cryF:als of AutiZe quartz. Some crystals are 4 inches long and 114 inch in diameter. Reti- culated natiZe is also found at this locality along with pwcite cunes and ilmenite. The 1ocalit3i can be reached bY 'taking SR 2005 'fiom 7assto
SR 2011 and following this road southeast for 0.8 mile. The old wcr,-,ings are southwest of the road at this point (see Map 35, locality 4).
2titcon and Monazite: Zincon and Monazite sands are found at various localities on Little River. Localities are too numerous to mention, but at almost any accessible spot along Little River in south- eastern Mocre County these minerals can be panned with fair success.
CoppeA: The copper prospect on the Haw Branch Road, 1.6 miles northeast of Glendon, has produced cabinet specimens of azwate, matachtte and caecite. This deposit can be reached by taking SR 1006 north from Glendon for 0.9 mile and turning east on SR 1619, 1.3 miles.
At this point, a logging road turns north. In a short distance, the logging road forks at a sawdust pile and the right fork leads to the old digins, 100 feet beyond the sawdust pile (see Map 35, locality 5).
Orange County
Pynophytate, Lazutite, and Anda2u4ite. These minerals occur in
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Dadson3 Crossroads, _a. 1112 CARR 0011.1,997 DUCE MYER- ont Minerals Company mine at Hillsborough. This area is
just of the city limits and beside the Southern Railway (see
Mar Dcallty 1). The pyrophyllite occurs as rosettes that measure
up -3 - 2 inches in diameter and make excellent spechnens. Some
topc__ _lso found at this locality.
-ediating pytophyttite crystals occur four miles due north of
Teer e south side of SR 1117 on the Saline Sykes property, which
lies of the Jesse Sykes Long Meadow Dairy (see Map 36, locality 2).
ftophyttite has been mined on a small scale and prospectedfor
in se-c i localities in Orange County. For these localities the reader
is referred to Bulletin No. 81, Division of Mineral Resources,
North Ca-7ol1na Department of Conservation and Development (1968).
-amatite: Hematite occurs at the Chapel Hill iron mine,on Iron
Mine Hill, 0.2 miles west of SR 1759 andone mile southwest of the in- tersection of N.C. 86 and SR 1760 (Allen and Wilson, 1968) (see Map 36, locality 2).
:aAtte: &Atte veins are located in central Orange County,south of HiLLsborough. The locality is west of the intersection of SR 1130 and SR 1129 (see Map 36, locality 4).
Person County
Sagenite: Qucuttz crystals containing cileo A.ete and hematite occur on SR 1717 between Surl and Mt. Tirzah in southeastern Person County.
The 3. ity is situated on the west side cf the road, across froma church. -roximately 1.9 miles north of Mt. Tirzah (Mr. J.A. Price,
Durham, Personal Communication)( see Map 37, locality 1). PERSON COUNTY SCALE 1. Sagenite LEGEND , 5.4. 3.2.MalachiteLimonite PyritePyrophyllite and and Limonite az.)rniteand Kyanite PcpuLte and Limonite: Pwr_ite crystals one inch in diameter
occur in the road banks and in the surrounding country rocks on SR 1715
between Mt. Tirzah and Moriah, approximately one mile east of Mt.
Tirzah. Limonite pseudomorphs after py/Lite are found on SR 1715 approxi- mately 0.3 mile west of Mt. Tirzah (Mr. J.A. Price, Durham, Personal
communication) (see Map 37, locality 2).
PyAophyttite and Kyan-ae: PyAophyttite and kyanite in radiating
rosettes are found in association with vein quartz on the southern end
of Hager's Mountain northwest of Longhurst. The locality can be reached
by taking SR 1326 between Longhurst and Woodsdale north from Longhurst
for 1.9 miles. The locality lies west of the road at this point, between
the road and Marlowe Creek (see Map 37, locality 3).
Limonite: Livonitepseudomorphs are found south of SR 1715
approximately 0.5 mile southeast of Mt. Tirah (see Map 37, locality 4).
Mataelsite and Boicnite: Matachite and bon.nite occur at the Durgy mine north of Allensville in the east-central part of the county. The
locality can be reached by taking SR 1542 northeast from the Allensville
crossroads for 0.3 mile and turning north on SR 1551 for approximately
one mile. The mine lies west of the road at this point, between the road
and Mahe Creek (see Map 37, locality 5).
Polk County
Eptdote: Epidote occurs in biotite gneiss south of Melrose on
SR 1102 in southwestern Polk County. The outcrop is located in a stream
under the bridge on SR 1102 and in the stream below the bridge. This
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Tryon for approximately 4.5 miles and turning righton SR 1102 and following SR 1102 from this point for approximately 1.8 milesto the bridge (see Map 38, locality 1). The epidote is in an outcrop in the
creek.
Randolph County
Hoknlieende and Epidote: Radiating horcnbtende, ,6e2doaA and epidote Crystals occur in glomeroporphyry north ofhighway U.S. 64, six miles west of Asheboro. The locality can be reached by turning north from highway U.S. 64 on to SR 1411 and following this road for 0.6mile.
The material is located in an abandoned highwayquarry on the east side of SR 1411 (see Map 39, locality 1).
PykophWite and Azzociated Minetabs: Pykophyttite, ottAztite, diaooke, tameite, andatv_44:te. and pykiteoCCUr dr: the old. Carolina pyrophy- llite mine, 4.5 miles west of Staley (see Map 39, locality 2). A quartz crushing plant now occupies the quarry andmany qualutz crystals, sane large, can be found in this material.
RutiZated Quantz: Rutilated quattz I8 tepotead ed occur on
Pilot Mountain (Genth and Kerr, 1885,p. 121). Rutilated quantz is also found on the Phillips farm and the Vance Cux farm locatedapproximately
1.3 miles north-northeast of Pilot Mountain.
Actinaite in QuaAtz: Olive-green crystalsof actinotZte in veinquaAtz occur on the property of Mr. Walter Johnson,near Copper
Hill. The locality is situated south of the road betweenDenton and
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RANDOLPH COUNTY SCALE 33,0' LEGEND ro 4.2. Quartz3. Pyrophyllite1. Hornblende crystals and EpidoteActinolite Farmer and lies 4.2 miles west of Farmer (see Map 39, locality 3)
(qr. Boyd Mattison, Chapel Hill, Personal Communication). This is one of the few areas where actinotite in vein quaktz has been reported in the state.
Quafttz City4ta4: Quaktz crystals have been reported recently from the Staley area. Some few were found by the writers in the plowed fields in the area around Staley (see Map 39, locality 4).
Rutherford County
Gaknet: Gaimet occurs in Stoney Creek at Thermal City in the area between Stoney Creek Methodist Church and highway U.S. 221 (see
Map 40, locality 1). Some rough crystals showing dodecahedral faces over 12 inches in diameter have been recovered from this area, but most of the gaitnet is massive.
GaAnet in ,,!-.;-nite gneiss is found on Marlin's Knob, east of highway U.S. 64, four miles north of Westminster (see Map 40, locality
2). GaAnet also occurs on SR 1007 between Ellenboro and Westminster,
.4 mile northwest of the Puzzle Creek Bridge (see Map 40, locality 3).
Beky.E and Quattz: Colden beny t. and asteriated quahtz have been mined on the Roy McFailand property on the Duncans Creek road, SR 1749, two miles east of SR 1006 (see Map 40, locality 4). Beky t. and rose quaAtz occur ,.,pproximatelyone mile north of Ellenboro at the Dycus mine
(see Map 40, locality 5). Beky t. is also found on the Martin property
(see Map 40, locality 6) and on the Fred Toney property (see Map 40, locality 7) in the vicinity of the Dycus mine, north of Ellenboro.
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106 Box quantz, scmetimes containin, water inclusions, and blue-
banded qualutz, occur on the Callaham place (Old Walthrop place), in
float and stream gravel of Hollands Creek, 0.6 mtl- northwest of the
Rutherfordton city limits (see Map 40, locality 8).
MiZky quattz crystalsare found at an uld gold mine dump in the woods a few hundred yards across the road from the Sandy Level Church,
3.1 miles northwest of Sunshine (see Map 40, locality 9).
Gatena: A gate= prospect pit is located on the east side of the Shingle Hollow Road, SR 1328, 0.8 mile northwest of the WelcomeHome
Church, approximately eight miles northwest of Gilkey (see Map 40, locality 10), In addition to galena, the minerals pwate, chscecopyAite and botnite can be found at this locality.
FuchisZte and Coltundwn: A pegmatite carrying 4uch4tte and pink colcundum is located on the west side of theBlacksmith Shop roae 3R 1177,
1.4 miles south of the Green Hill Grade School (seeMap 40, locality 11).
This deposit was originally worked by Wards Natural ScienceEstablishment for specimen material. A mica schist composed of 4ach/Site, seticite and lenticular masses of pink coAundumwas discovered by the author on the property of Mr. Rural Groves. The deposit lies several hundred yards south of the Oak Springs Baptist Church (see Map 40, locality 12).
Diamond: In 1845, a diamond weighing 1 1/3 carats was found in the gold washings of the J.D. Twitty gold mine locatedon Cane Creek two miles south of the Rutherford-McDowell County-line (see Map 40, locality 13). A smaller stone was recovered from gold washingson the property of C. Leventhrope, and was acquired by Professor Charles U.
Shepard (Kunz, 1907, p. 6).
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Gad : Gad has been mined in northern Stanly and Montgomery counties, and the Cotton Patch mine southeast of New London is pre- sently in operation. This mine is also oper to public f3r a for panning and dump privileges. The mine is located two miles southeast of
New London at the intersection of Mountain Creek and SR 1520 (see Map 41, locality 1).
Stokes County
Itacotumite :Itacotumite is found in Stokes County at Quaker
Gap on highway N.C. 66 near the village of Gap and on Sauratown Mountain two miles southwest of Gap (see Map 42, locality 1). It also occurs on
Hanging Rock Mountain three miles southwest of Danbury.
Swain County
Pegmatite Minutatz :Approximately 36 pegmatites are concentrated in a band striking northeast-southwest, north of Bryson City and continu- ing from north of Deep Creek Church to north of Franklin Grove Church.
These dikes contain the minerals 6etd4pax, qua/az, mocovite and biotite mica, gaAnet, pytite, attanite, zammiskite and magnetite.
The Carson mines, located 2900 feet n-)rthwest of Deep Creek
Church (see Map 43, locality 1), have been worked for clay and feldspar.
The south (or No.1) pegmatite of this group contains gitaphic 0.anite,
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=11. GC=m0. 12 N1,-,? 42 1207 tees 3625' '1. 010. 6 DP,OU 70 ,202e In MOT MON. ) /-1292 7 211 11 1002 _--', ., 2 '3,22 1 7,1 L.) u5, 1111 ShOals I"? . e, `:.%. . , 1221 WI 1,94 b o: '.0: F.1 ., :On 71101 1 (r12,0 1713 lowti ' 3620' ',12, Ina 116 LI lop .101 In % / 2091 ,F F-9-7F I.,7).7 Neolmon i10 000 1gS' 0 5 507 '..Virloin F,, '-' , ,., rin WALNU n_31 1107 - ,..:5' . :Pop.] 2 COVE " \. 1069 F?P FZ'l i12.51 i:It' .1020 101 p. / 1V1 IORMANTO POP. 14 1 GUILFORDCOUNTY 0 R "o Y T H 44> 1005Y1CO.51011E5 CO. 161 H 0 COUN T LEGEND 2 STOKES COUNTY SCALE 1. Itacolumite 4 MILLS HEE. E.100 ?.tATTLESNARE MAP 42 law". Chem. GOV ID Owl KNOs BRYSON Era SWAIN COU TY SLUE EVAPJ.: Pop LagCITY SEV. 1,48 I NOD . 11 1. Pegmatite minerals (Carson mines) LEGEND - 0 MK , 2. Pegmatite minerals (Cox No.1 mine) 00000 ) Illenlavalo Oil 3. Kyanite N A T ILA ERE- VAR E OW 0 Ind TOP I ON AL A° B.A.RXERWOE HOGEACE GAP 111/ R "" E EN%S ' T .1 LEATHERMAN GAP ....J, j, 0 =7.`cia 5717171000 ' 'Own te 01 .^-, _N1/4 PEKE RAID ''..*-- BAJO'7.---71" hitn 4 - COOS RAID ELIV 5 NO ...... iS e" ...... / ,...'...... /' I let 1 / ... , /11411410 0001 , / MAUI L. . ..- , u ta i Ol-VEAWNE' OAP \__... \ I c 0 A C ° \ btottte and muzcoviltemtca, quefttz, 4adspa/L, pyn_tte and thuttte (Cameron, 1951, p. 51).
The Cox No. I mine, located north of the Toot Hollow Branch
(see Map 43, locality 2),was mined for 4etdapan. rt also contains gcutnet, biottte, pnytte, attantte, samaiusktte apid magne.ate-(Cameron,1951 p, 82).
Kyantte: KyanZte and 4tawtottte are found Ina graphite schist on the hillside north of the Deep Creek camp site: 5 miles north of Bryson City (see Map 43, locality 3).
Transylvania County
Qualutz: Smoky quaAtz crysta/s have been foundeast of highway U.S. 276, above the Pink Beds recreationarea, north of Looking-Glass Falls. The area can be reached from the recreation area by following
the Carolina Power and Light Company high-tension lineup the mountain for approximately one mile. The smoky quaktz occurs in a vein which crosses a sharp bend of a now-abandoned road (qr. D.C. Dills, Brevard,
North Carolina, Personal Communication) (see Map 44, locality 1). QualLtz crystals occur northwest of Rosman. This area can be reached by taking the Balsam Grove Road- N.C. 215, north ofRosman for 0.9 mile and turning west onto SR 1322 whichcrosses the North Fork of the French Broad River. The quaiLtz crystals occur on the south side of the road 0.2 mile west of the river, pasta sawmill and down a hill towards a small stream which is a tributary to the North Fork of the French Broad River (see Map 44, locality 2).
-105- BUNCOMBE COUNTY TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY SCALE MAP 44 LEGEND - 2. 1.Quartz Smoky crystals quartz crystals 0 4. 3.Corundum Quartz crystals and Enstatite 0 C' owe \ , v e 5, Pyrite and Garnet g, E4' \ \ 6. Garnet SHERWOOD WLLELLIE 7. Calcite MARIAGERENT ARCA , kitri,j_. \ r,0 .1 11.11141 kill LtLa ) 0 0 -R-L7 r*A.Ict, ownses. kr Ku.** cam A R: -; 0,,,,,jwANtA.ALA 4. '7 T:ts. ,.. ,I711
ttre 11. :1.:ITC101:11 r'i ...... : .' . zi%,. 1 FRAGMENTS AND CUTALMANDITE STONES GARNET MADIVN COUNTY FRAGMENTS AND CUT STONES RHODOLITE GARNET MACON COUNTY COURTESY srAre MUSEUM, RALEIGH PHOTOGRAPH BY k OF: al. 1izek/11424(-- Double-terminated quaAtz crystals occur as float in a pasture on Raymond Hogsed property (Mr. D.C. Dills, 31,vc.rd, North Carolina,
Personal Communication) on tne west side of SR 1326, 2.2 miles west- southwest of Balsam Grove (see Map 44, locality 3).
Con.undurn and Ens-tat-rite: CoAundum and -LnAtatite occur in dunite which crops out on the east slopes of the Great Hogback Mountain north of
Oakland (see Map 44, locality 4).
PwLite and Gaimet: Py&ite and gaAnat can be found in float along the Carolina Power and Light Company line, north of SR 1560 between the villages of Cedar Mountain and Blue Ridge (see Map 44, locality 5).
GaAnet can also be found 2.3 miles southeast of Looking Glass Fallson the north bank of highway U.S. 276 in a grove of black pines (Mr. D.C.
Dills, Brevard, North Carilina, Personal Communication) (see Map 44, locality 6).
Cataite: Dog-tooth catcite crystals occur north of the Girl Scout
Camp east of Rosman near the farm of Mr. Porter Tinsley (see Map 44, locality 7). The locality is reached by taking N.C. 178 south out of
Rosmln for 1.0 mile then turning east on SR 1107 for 3.0 miles to the intersection of SR 1107 and 1103. Continue 1.1 miles north on SR 1103.
Vance County
Mine/La-Co oil the Hamme-Tung6ten /76tIttet: The Hamme-Tungsten district is located in the northeast part of the county, in the area lying between Big Island Creek and Little Island Creek (see Map 45, locality 1). The tungsten ores occur in vein deposits. The chief ore
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411 - it-Dy VANCE COUNTY MAP 45 3.2. 1.RutileHyalite Tungsten and Sillimanite LEGEND minerals ? is huebnmtte but the veins also carry the minerals 4cheetite,
py,Lite, Ithodochkoz,ae, isphatete, te,tnahediutte, chateopyxtte, gatena,
apattte, guatbi_te and 4exici.te (white, 1945, pp. 97-110). The Hamme mine
at Tungsten, North Carolina, was closed in 1962, but has recently been
reopened by Ranchers Exploration and Development Company. The follow-
ing minerals, in addition to those above, may be found at this mine:
Atdekite, blue qualLtz, timonite and under the old water tower, magnetite, ische -ae and powetttte.
LIDtite: Hyatite opat occurs as crusts covering granitic gneiss
on the banks of the new U.S. 1 bypass, approxirnately one mile th of
Kittrell (see Map 45, locality 2). The kyatite is not easily detected
except when exposed to ultraviolet light, under which it fluorestes.la brilliant green color.
Ratite and Sittimanite: Ratite and zi2ZeMa6ite occur in phyliite gneiss northeast of Henderson. This area can be reached by taking highway U.S. 158 north from Henderson to its intersection with SR 1319 which turns north and should be followed for 4.8 miles to the locality.
The locality lies west of the road, between the road and the gerr
Reservoir (see Map 45, locality 3).
Wake County
Soaotone and Actinotite: Several soz.pstone bodies carrying' actinolite occur near Bayleaf in Wake County. Th-lse deposits are
located on SR 1834 west of Bayleaf where Bartons Creek crosses the road (see map 46, locality 1), at the crossroads north of Bayleaf, the large meander of the Neuse_River northeast of Bayleaf. an -re
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.110- CP' 119 Buckhorn Creek enters Newlight Creek northeast of Bayleaf. small coAundum crystals have been found on the Powell Place, between New- light Creek and Water Fork, east of Purnell (qr. Harry T. Davis, State
Museum, Raleigh, Personal Communication). It is also reported to occur
1.9 miles northwest of Bayleaf (see Map 46, locality 2).
Bewe. and Attantte: BeAg. and attanLte are reported to occur in pegmatite on the Thompson farm 2.5 miles south of Purnell_ between
Horse Creek and SR 1923 which intersects highway N.C. 98 (see Map 46, locality 3).
Kyantte: KyanZte occurs in a road cut noyth of Raleigh on
Mine Creek (see Map 46, locality 4). This area can be reached by taking
SR 1820 which turns north off highway U.S. 70 west, just west of
Crabtree Creek bridge. The kyanite lies 3.6 miles up this road.
GAaphite: One, and in places, two bands of gAaphttecross cen- tral Wake County, west of Raleigh. One of these bands starts near
Macedonia and extends northwarl, crossing highway U.S. No. 1 near
Meredih College (see Map 46, localitlea 5 and 6). Another band is encountered near the State Fairgrounds and is traceable northward almost to Stx Forks. This vein has been mined for gAaphite, off highway U.S.
70, northwest of Raleigh, in the vicinity of Mine Creek (see Map 46, locality 7).
Xobetttte, Pynite, ChatcopyAtte, Jamezonite, Smoky Q4aAtz ay,staXis, Atktnite, GAeen Stdektte and Magne44:te: Theserare minerals and others occur in fractures and joints in the Nello Teer CrE.'ytree
Creek Quarry northwest of Raleigh (see Map 46, locality 8). The quarry has produced many cabinet specimens ofkobeettte, jamezonLte, green
120 MAP 46 WAKE COUNTY GkANVILI. I,E 31 2. Corundum Soapstone and Actinolite LEGEND `' 0 4. 3.Kyanite Beryl and Allanite s. 7.6.5. Graphite , 10. 9.8. BandedCrabtree agate Quarry minerals Quartzand Sagenitecrystals, Limonite pseudomorphs
1 z - zidut.tte, coated magne4x:te crystals, caZcZte,mu4covi:te crystals,
zmoky and maky quwutz crystals, hoicnbtendeand tetkahedibetc. The
writers found one piece of chataopyn-Eteweighing over 100 pounds.
Banded Agate: Agate occurs as float andin the creek that
passes between new N,C. 54 and Lake Boone Trailand also in the creek
in front of the Palms Apartments,east and west of the Ralf-igh
"Beltline" and south of LakeBoone Trail (see Map 46, locality 9).
QuaAtz Ckotatz, Limon-1.Jc Pzeudomoph4 andSagentte: These minerals occr in the borrow pit behind the Phillips 66 Station on Lake
Boone Trail at its intersection withthe Raleigh "Beltline ," (see Map 46, locality 10).
Warren County
73exyZ, Lep,Ldottte, Smoky Otiatttz and Amethvst: BeltyZ, teptdciUte, 4moky quaiLtz and amethy6t occur approximately 2.5 miles southeast of
Inez an the property of Martin Fowler. The Fowler residence is located west of SR 1629, 0.2 mile south of theintersection of SR 1629 and SR 1640 (see Map 47, locality 1).
Watauga County.
Coppelt: The locality within a radius of three milesof Elk
Knob, eight miles north of Boonehas been worked for copper (see Map
48, locality 1). The main copper ores mined in thisarea are chatcopy-
azykite and malachite accompaniedby pyiLtte.
Catctte: CaZcZteoccurs inseveral quarez veins whiuth cross
122 L EGEND MAP 47 1. Beryl, Lepidolite, Smokyand quartzAmethyst WARREN CoUNTY SCALE MAP 46 4 WATAUGA COUNTY SCAlE 55. LEC-END pt51 N:T.,",%!f° 36.20' 2. Calcite1. Coppei. minerals EV, 5574 511V. 5555 ns. VolleyPima. 05 'WO ELE,5375 1115:: N,4 15.757.5.LiSle CO. 32,1AI Tircer Traod 0 LIII 1151 1114 552] 1114 551 1511 BOONEdew505 14115 TO 141.17.511070 34'I0'
[w4r4uo.4C4LOwl. CO 701CO.glow. toot rcf. I ' 11" CA L DW E L C 0 y y secondary roads between Boone and Blowing Rock (see Map 48, locality
2). The best locality is on SR 1539 leading to Lhe Appalachian Ski
Mountain from U.S. 221. This catcite fluoresces under ultraviolet
light.
Wilkes County
Pwfthottte, Pyiulte and Chaecopwttte: An area near Trap Hill in
the northeastern part of the county, on the east side of Bryan's Knob
contains quartz veins carrying pyiuthotite, pyittte and rthaecopy/Ltte
(Kerr and Hanna, 1887, p. 231).
Gatena :AAgentt4elLocus gaeena occurs in veins on the Laurel
Spur of Flint Knob. This area is located in the western part of the
county, six miles east of Deep Gap (Kerr and Hanna, 1887, p. 202).
SiLettranZte: SitLimanZte occurs in road cuts on N.C. Highway 16 on the north side of Brush Mountain in Wilkes County.
Yancey County
Pegmattte M-ineAat.,s : The Spruce Pine Pegmatite District crosses
eastern Yancey County east of Burnsville. Some of the many mines cf this district which lie within the boundary of Yancey County are the
Presnell mine, the Old Charles mine and the Ray mine. The Presnell wine, located on the Toe River, two miles north of Micaville (see Map
49, locality 1) contains the mineals quaktz, mtca in crystals. e...e.d6- paA, aXmand,bte, apatZte and cotumbite. The Fanny Gouge mine, located
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125 16.05. 36.05' MAP 49 44 S A. CO CO 44 J .2. VAIDUFE FIAT TOP MANAGEMENT MOUNTAIN AREA 0 / 4 RAT TO. /PISGAH FOREST LA 31:00 2r stows, lot / MIR uto kl 4!, 1600 0 V8 RIVERS.' 1. YANCEY COUNTY SCALE Un ' 1. Pegmati:e minerals (Presnell mine) LEGEND , NA T IONA L LNI 32. 5.4.Pegmatii.e minerals. (Fanny Gouge mine)ClearPegmatiteThulite oligoclase and Apatite(Old (Little Gibbs Charles mine) mine) minerals (Spec mine) FOREST 8.7.6.9. DuniteCorundumPegmatite minerals (Hayesmineralscrystals mine) (Ray mine) COURTESY STATE MUSEUM, RALEIGH QUARTZ CRYSTALS AND cur STONES PHOTOGRAPH BY 2.5 mil-- southeast of Micaville (see Mao 49, loc. lit contains the
minerals quaA-tz, mica, WthspaA, thutite, pitchbtende ar,d tv:ruitwn
alteration minerals. T Spec mine, which lies on a mountain ridge
several hundred yards south or the Fanny Gouge mine .ec Map 49,
locality 3) contains in addition to quaAtz, mi-ca a d leCdspat, the
minerals atmavidite and aquamafrine bewe. The Little Gibbs mine on t.lie
South Toe River 1.5 miles northeast of Cel-(see Map 49, locality 4)
contains a glass-clear OLjOCfaó. Oltd6paA whichcan be cut into face ed
gem stones (Mr. Floyd Wilson, Micaville, Personal Communication). The
Old Charles mine which lies 2.4 miles northeast of Micaville (see Map
49, locality 5) contains thutZte and blue apatitecrystals. The Ray mica mine on hurricane Mountain, 3.8 miles south-southeast of Burnsville
(see Map 49, locality 6) contains 'eden and aqu nat.6v- bewe, apate_te crystals, clear a jocta's amJzoK5tone and thaeite. Genth and Ker
(1885,p. 127)Stated that "the minerals flourite in pseudomorphs after apatiteyttrocerite, garnet, zircon, rutile, tourmaline, columbitet monazite, autunite, k-anite and smoky quartzwere found at this mine."
Cotunduil: Ccmandum has been minedat the Hayes (Egypt) mine on the western slopes of Sampson Mountain, nine miles northwst of Burns- ville (see Map 49, locality 7). The coAundum at this locality varies from white to mottled blue in color and usuallyis found as well-formed crystals. CoAundinyo crystals are sometimes found ina weathered gneiss on Celo Ridge, near the South Toe River, east of the village of Celo
(see Map 49, locality 8) (Pratt and Lewis, 1905, p. 259).
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128 aeivtne,
GaAnZeAtte and atonztte: These minerals occur in the area around Day
Book 4.4 miles north of Burnsville. The mine ia located directly beside the road and permission should be secured before entering (sae
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MINERALS OF NORTH CAROLINA
The minerals known to be found in North Carolina are listed alPhabei- cally in the following catalogue. Out of more than 300 minerals there are 70 that have at present a definite economic value, More than half of the valuable minrn1s ere known io occur in commercial quantlties.
Actinolite Bayenite Corundum Fluorite Aeschynite Bemenite Covellite Fuchsite Aikinite Bertrandite Chrocidolite Albite Beryl Crocoite Gadolinite Allanite Bikitaite Cuisageeite** Gal-mite Alleghanyite Biotite Cummingtonite Gelaxite Almandlte Bismite Cuprite Galena Altaite Bismuthinite Cuproscheelite Garnet Alunite Bismutite Cuprotungstite Garnierite Alunogen Bityite Cryolite Gedrite Amber Bornite Genthite Amblygonite Boulangerite Damourite Glauconite Amianthus Braunite Deweylite Gold Amphibole* Breunnerite Diamond Goslarite Anatase Bronzite Diallage Gramatite Andalusite Brookite Diadochite Graphite Andesine Diaspore Grossularite Andradite Calamine Dichroite Grunerite Anglesite Calcite Diopside Gummite Annabergite Cassiterite Disthene (Kyanite) Gymmite Annerodite Cerargyrite Dolomite Gymnite Anorthite Cerolite Dravite Gypsum Anthophyllite Cerussite Dudleyite Antimony* Chabazite Dufrenite Halite Apatite Chalcanthite Dumortierite Halloysite Aquamarine Chalcocite Halotrichite Aragonite Chalcopyrite Eakerite Hatchettolite** Arfyedsonite Chalootrienite Edenite Hausmannite Argentitp Chlorite Edwardsite Hematite Arsenopyrite Chloritoid Emerald Hercylte Asbestos Chromite Emery Hiddenite** Asholite Chrysocolla Enstatit Holmquistite Auerlite** Chrysolite Eosphorite Hornblende Augite Chrysotile Epidote Hielmite Automolite Chrysoprase Erinite Huebnerite Autunite Clarkeite Essonite Hydrofergusonite Azurite Clinochlore Euclase Hydrezincite Cocolite Euxenite Hypersthene Baltimcrite Columbite Barnhardtite** Columite Fairfieldite Ilmenite Barite Cookeite Feldspar* Indianite Basanite Copper Fergusonite Iolite Bastite Cordierite Ferrimolyhdite Iron Bauxite Corundolphillite Fibergite Jamesonite Monazite Pyrite Sepiolite Jasper Montanite Pyrochlore Sericite Jasperoid Montmorillonite Pyroclusite Serpentine Jefferisite Muscovite Pyromelane Siderite Pyromorphite Silver Kanmererite Nagyagite Pyrope Sillimanite Kaolinite Natrolite Pyrophyllite Smaragdite Kerrite** Neomesselite Fyrrhotite Sperrylite Knebelite Neotocite Fyroxene Spessartite Kobellite Niccolite Sphalerite Kokscharoffite Niter Quartz Sphene Kreittonite Agate Spinel* Kunzita Octahedrite Amethyst Spodumene Kyanite Oligoclase Carnelian Staurolite Olivenite Calcedony Steatite Labradorite Olivine Chert Stibnite Laueite Orthoclase Druzy quartz Stilbite Lazulite Orthite Flint Stolzite Lead Ottrelite Hyalite Succinite Lepidolite Jasper Sulphur Leueopyrite Paranthite Milky qnnrtz Switzerite Liebigite Faragonite Opal Limonite Pargasite Talc Lithiophillite Pearl Rock crystals Tantalite Lucaeite** Penninite Rose quartz Tellurium Feridot Smoky quartz Tenorite Maconite Perovskite Sagenite quartz Tephroite Magnesite retalite Tetradymite Magnetite Pharmacosiderite Reneselaerite Tetrahedrite Malachite Phlogopite Rhaetizite Tin Malaconite Phosphocerite Rhodochrosite Thorite Marcasite Phosphuranylite** Rhodolite** Thulite Margarite Picotite Rhodonite Topaz Margarodite Picrolite Ripidolite Torbernite Narmolite Pitchblende Rogersite** Tourmaline Nartite Plagioclase** Roscherite Tremolite Meershaum Platinum Rubellite Troilite Meionite Pleonaste Ruby Tungstite Nelaconite Polycrase Ruby Spinel Turnerite Mellanterite Powellite Rutherfordite Menacconite Prehnite Rutile Uralite Nengite Prochlorite Uranite Mica* Proustite Samarskite Uraninite Microlite Pseudomalachite Saponite Uraconite Mitchellite** Psilomelane Sapphire Uranophane Nitridatite Furpurite Scheelite Uranotile Molybdenite Pycnite Schreibersite Uvarovite Molybdite Pyrargyrite Scorodite
-124- Vanadinite Vermiculite* Villareite Vivianite Voglite
Wad)' Wavellite Wellsite Wickmenite Willcoxite Williamsite Willemite
Xanthroxenite Xenotime
Yttrocerite
Zinc Zinnwaldite Zippeite Zircon Zoisite
* Group names **First identified in North Carolina
(Compiled by the Department of Conservation and Development and revised by the Author).
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134 MINERAL INDEX
4ctLoLc, 14,22,64,85 73tonz te,63,64 71,120 E c otite,40 ;110 Btookite,22 A2a 55,773 CaZamine,41 Fa.a.6iet/ae,40 Aikinite, 177 Catctte,40,41,50,66,77, Fetcbspaa,76,45,48,75,81, Atbite, 26,38,43,81 89,108,115,116 83,95,101,105,116,119 ketanite, 59,74,81,101, Ca4,stteAitc,40,45 FeAguAsonite,22 105,711 Ccitu44ite,41 FeAA.L1atybdite,87 Atteghawite, 14 Chat.canthite,41 FibeAgite,22 AZmanditc,35,40,57,72, Chatccdony,78,55,63 Ftucobite,40, ,87,110 75,116,119 Chatcocite,41,48,50,66, Fuchzite,98 Amazon Stone.,119 87 Amazonite,83 C1iat,copyiLite,14,22,24,29,40, Gatax-Zte,14 Amethot, 45,63,77,72, 41,50,51,55,57,59,66, Gatena,14,22,41,66,98 74,87,715 71,83,85,87,98,170,111, 110,116 AnaZaime,40 113,116 Qaknet, 14,16,18,20,24, Anata4c,22,40 59 CheAt, 5,48 26,29,33,35,38,40,45, AndaZute,48 89 95 Chtotite, 40,41,48,50,97 48,55,57,59,64,66,71, Angteoite,4/ Chtotito-cd, 31,87 72,75,79,81,97,101,105, Annabutgite,63 Chaomite,22,64,72 75,720 108,719 Ancftthite,35 Chityzocotea,50,66 ecumietite, 64,720 Anthophyteite,16,24,64, ChfLoatite,64 Geditite,72 120 Chfuisot.ac,64 Gent1vite,64 Apa-tLte, 26,40,45, 59, 81, Cotumb,ac,22,40,43,79,83, Go-ed, 5,22,40,41,50,51, 83,110,116,119 116,119 53,55,66,71,77,85,89, Apophyaitc,40 Coo1zeLtc,40 101 AquamahLine,8,38,719 Coppert,14,29,40,41,48,50,51,57, Goethite, 11,31,48,64 Aitgemti_te,22,41,48,50 85,89,113 GAapkLte,11,22,29,40,
Ak.senopyite,14,59 Cotandam,18,22,29,33,35,38,59, 79,117
AAbeoto4,22,57,72 61,64,71,72,75,77,85,98, OlLo4zu1La/L4-te,22,41 Aumnte,59 108,119 Gummite,83 Coveteitc,83 Au1uaite,40,43 Cuptite,14,48,:A HematLte,22,41,4,__51, 779 CyAtati-te,59,64,83 53,55,69,97 A)anite,40 ffiddenite,8 AzuAite,14,29,48,50, Viamond,22,77,81,98 Ho9mquiztite,40 66,87,89,113 Diadochite,40 HoknMende,14,16,43,53, Bak-Lte,14,22,75,91 ViasporLc 5,48,95 71,95,113 Savenitc,40 Viopside,64 Nuelanekte,110 SeAtkandite,40 Daavite, 33 HyaZite,81,83,170 Sekyt,16,22,26,38,40, Datcmite, 40 HgcNozincite,87 45,48,63,66,69,72, HypeA4thene,72 74,79,83,97,111,113,119 Eaketite,40 Sikitaite,40 Emetmtd,8,51,72,83 Lemenite,5,22,48,51,55, Biotite,14,16,26,40,55, EnAtatZte, 63,64,72,108 71,87,89 66,69,72,101,105 EvAphoAtte,40 ToZite,71 Uty-itc,40 Ep-Cdote, 16,22,24,40,48, Mon, 51,69 Soimite,22,40,48,50, 50,59,61,75,79,81 Itacotumtte,20,101 66,0,83,93,98 93,95
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135 cone.6 o vult., 7 1 1 PetctUt,40 Sapph4:Ac.,78,72 ropcit,37, 55 PicAa-Lte,35 ScheeUte,22,24,41,110 JazpcytOLd, 7 7 PitchbEende,83, 719 SvLte,5,48,53,55, Pta9ioeta!)e,66 87,98,110 1aotillLte,74 Potycta/se,59 Sowentine,59,64,72, Kipnite, 18,22,45,59,69, RtehnLte,40 75 71,79,85,93,705,771,179 PAou6.tfite,22 Sidetite,14,22,24,40, Kobett.Ete,111 pzeudomataahite,51 41,51,57,66,770,111, Pykite,5,14,22,24,33,40, 113 Laueite, 40 44.54,54.5759,66,71, Sittimanite,22,24,33 LaumontLte,40 87,85,87,89,93,95;98, 71,116 LazuUta, 45,87,89.95 101,105,108,110,111,773, SZevek,22,40,41,48, Lepidotete,50,713 716 85 Limonite,17,22,31,33,47, Pytauzite,22 SmaiLagdite,35 57,55,69,93,110,113 Pyitomokph1te,22,41 Soapstone,29,170 LLthiophite,40 PtpLope,22 Specutalt-tte,50,87 Pykophyttite,5,48,87,89,91, Spevtytite,77 Magnesite,24,63,111,113 93,95 Speo4afutite,14 Magnetite,76,22,40,51,53,57, Pykoxene,37 Sphatetite,14,22,40, 69,101,105,110 Pykkhotite,40,66,71,116 41,66,71,83,87, 70 Maaah-Lte,74,22,24,29,41,48,50, Powettite,110 Sphene,59 66,83,87,89,93,713 Spinet,35,75 Mataconite,41 Quaraz,5,8,76,20,26,37, Spodumene,8,38,40,45 Manganue,11 40,43,48,50,51,55,57, Stautattte,16,31,37, Makccoite,24,40,55 59,63,66,75,77,79,85, 71,105 MaAgaAite,61 89,91,95,97,101,105,108, Stitb,i_te,59 Manmot-ilte,64 110,713,176,779 Stotzite,41 M-Lea,16,26,45,48,81, Box QstaAtz,98 Switzekite,40 83,701,105,116,719 afLuzy QuaAtz,65 Mickoctikte,26,38,55,59 Mitky Quantz,55,57,98,113 Tatc,22,26,33,64,85 Mickopekthite,66 Rime Quantz,8,1t,55,63,97 (atzo .,see Aoap,stone) Mitchetate,63 RutLeated Quattz,8,11,95 Tettutium, 12 MttlLidatita,40 Smoky 0uaktz,8,11,22,55, Tephu-i.te,14 Motybdenite,14,50,53,87 63,69,105,177,113,119 Tetkadymite,22 Monazite,22,43,55,59,71, Tetkahedkite,110,113 75,83,89,119 RhodochAo6ite,22,40,64,71, Thutite,8),83,105, Moatanite,22 72,110 719 Moomotone,78,40 Rhodotite,24 Titantte (zee zphene) Wocovite,16,26,40,55, Ra4chen.ite,40 Topaz,5,48 59,66,69,101,105,713 Rubeaite,50 ToAbeftnite,83 Ruby,71,72 ToutmaLine,8,20,22, NatkoUte,40 Rutheqokdite,22 40,45,63,66,69,72, Neome.metLte,40 Rutac,8,11,22,35,45, 81,719 55,57,63,71,72,89-, TAematEte,22,33,64, Otigocta6e,66,81,119 110,719 85,120 Otivine,18,35,37,64, 72,75,120 Unakite,75,85 Opat (zee hyaZite) SagenZte,51,63,91,113 UAaUte,16 athocta4e,41,48,55,81 Samaioktte,22,66,79,83,701, Utaninite,48,66,83 Ottitetite,31,87,95 105,
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WaveLeLte,41 Web4tetite,64 Wickmanite,40
Xanth.Taxenite.,40 Xenotime.,22,59
YttAocetite,119
Zinc,53 Zinnwaldite,40 Zinzola,22,59,61,71, 77,89,119 Za-i4tte,35,41
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