Beaverdam Creek Cassiterite occurrence, Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Beaverdam Creek Cassiterite occurrence | Occurrence |
Boiling Springs | Town |
Cleveland County | County |
North Carolina | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 13' 49'' North , 81° 37' 46'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Boiling Springs | 4,674 (2017) | 4.3km |
Earl | 257 (2017) | 9.7km |
Mooresboro | 308 (2017) | 9.9km |
Lattimore | 484 (2017) | 10.2km |
Patterson Springs | 604 (2017) | 10.4km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club | Gastonia, North Carolina | 40km |
Mindat Locality ID:
100421
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100421:5
GUID (UUID V4):
cb2b6890-66d6-43c9-9f9b-4c6c0c841145
A placer Sn occurrence located 4.3 km (2.7 miles) SE of Boiling Springs and about 9 km SW of Shelby, along Beaverdam Creek (East tributary ? - does not appear on topo map).
Host Rock Unit: Biotite Gneiss, Muscovite Schist
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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