E. R. Self Mine (Old Neale Mine), Gaston Co., North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| E. R. Self Mine (Old Neale Mine) | Mine |
| Gaston Co. | County |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 19' 57'' North , 81° 19' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tryon | 1,721 (2017) | 1.3km |
| Cherryville | 5,974 (2017) | 6.6km |
| Bessemer City | 5,548 (2017) | 6.9km |
| Waco | 318 (2017) | 9.3km |
| Kings Mountain | 10,760 (2017) | 9.7km |
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters Club | Gastonia, North Carolina | 15km |
| The Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral Club | Hickory, North Carolina | 45km |
| Charlotte Gem & Mineral Club | Charlotte, North Carolina | 46km |
REF:Deposit:: GRIFFITTS, WALLACE R. & OLSON, JERRY C., 1953, USGS PROF PAP
Deposit:: 248-D, PP. 251-253.
Deposit:: PEGMATITE MINERALS-HORNBLENDE, PERTHITE, PLAGIOCLASE, QUARTZ
Deposit:: & KAOLINIZED FELDSPAR. ACCESSORY MINERALS-ZIRCON, MAGNETITE
Deposit
Commodities (Major) - Mica; (Trace) - Feldspar
Development Status: Past Producer
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
7 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 Reference: Wallace R. Griffitts and Jerry C. Olson (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont:USGS Paper 248-D |
| β 'Feldspar Group' Reference: U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995 |
| β 'Feldspar Group var. Perthite' Reference: Wallace R. Griffitts and Jerry C. Olson (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont:USGS Paper 248-D |
| β 'Hornblende' Reference: U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995 |
| β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 Reference: Wallace R. Griffitts and Jerry C. Olson (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont:USGS Paper 248-D |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995 |
| β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 Reference: U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995 |
| β 'Mica Group' Reference: U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995 |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Wallace R. Griffitts and Jerry C. Olson (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont:USGS Paper 248-D |
| β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 Reference: Wallace R. Griffitts and Jerry C. Olson (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont:USGS Paper 248-D |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995 |
| β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995 |
| β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O Reference: Wallace R. Griffitts and Jerry C. Olson (1953) Mica Deposits of the Southeastern Piedmont:USGS Paper 248-D |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: U.S Bureau of Mines/Spatial Data from the Minerals System/Mineral Industry Location System(Mas/Mils)CD-Rom,Sep,1995 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
| β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'var. Perthite' | - | |
| β | 'Hornblende' | - | |
| β | 'Mica Group' | - | |
| β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
| Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
| Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
| Ti | Titanium | |
| Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2 |
| Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Zr | Zirconium | |
| Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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E. R. Self Mine, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA