Faires Mine, North Carolina, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Faires Mine | Mine |
| North Carolina | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude:
35° North , 79° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~476km
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
11072
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11072:6
GUID (UUID V4):
84f9e3c4-f2bb-42f2-8de9-0acab307c2d1
Tin mine last worked in 1942.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| β 'Feldspar Group' |
| β 'Hornblende Root Name Group' Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| β Purpurite (TL) Formula: Mn3+(PO4) Type Locality: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Purpurite (TL) | 8.AB.10 | Mn3+(PO4) |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
| β | 'Hornblende Root Name Group' | - | β»Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | β Purpurite | Mn3+(PO4) |
| O | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | β Purpurite | Mn3+(PO4) |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Hornblende Root Name Group | ◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | β Purpurite | Mn3+(PO4) |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | β Cassiterite | SnO2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Carolinia DomainDomain
USA
- Kings Mountain Mining DistrictMining District
- North Carolina
- ⭔Kings MountainCity
- ⭔Southeastern United StatesArea
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