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Chalcocite from
Swain County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:County
Classification
Species:Chalcocite
Formula:Cu2S
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcocite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:353229
Long-form Identifier:1:3:353229:4
GUID (UUID V4):7876f21a-feef-4208-a7dd-49d94b74d422
Localities for Chalcocite in this Region
Hazel Creek Mine (Everett Mine; Adams Mine; Adams-Westfelt Property), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
Fontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Report (volume)
Geology of Some Copper Deposits in North Carolina Virginia, and Alabama By GILBERT H. ESPENSHADE CONTRIBUTIONS...of the Fontana and Hazel Creek mines, Swain County, North Carolina, the Toncrae mine, Virginia, and the...___________ Deposits in Great Smoky ~ountains, North Carolina__________________ GeneralgeologY------...---------------------------------Geology of Swain County copper district__________________________ Sedimentary...Geologic map and sections of the Swain County copper district, North Carolina. 2. Geologic map of the Fontana
Report (volume)
'THE GEOLOGICAL vt- ,(231 > ' " ^THE MINERALS CAROLINA''" i '- OF, - :l|^fe^H - GOTEENMENT LIBRARY... W. Powell, director | | The | minerals of North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Geiitk | [Vignette]...J. W. Powell, director | | The | mineralsof North Carolina | by | Frederick Augustus Genth | [Vignette]...W. Powell, director | | The | :aainerals of North Carolina | by | FrederickAugustusGenth j [Vignette]...separately. Price $2.50. XVI. The Paleozoic Fishes of North America, by John Strong Newberry. 1889. 4°. 340
Book (edition)
Geology of North Carolina. QE 147 .A22 1866-1887 Pt.2 V.2 Chap.1 Digitized by the Internet Archive...org/details/mineralsminerall01 nort n o o / Geology of North Carolina. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It F. A. GENTH...brought to a Pi 7 ? f 3 : GEOLOGY OP NORTH CAROLINA. 2 many new and rare species. The Mica veins...within a few days , so that the list of North Carolina mineral species has been very considerably...crease of more than 25 per cent. GEOLOGY OE NORTH CAROLINA. 4 than has been discovered in any other
Book (edition)
LOCALITIES NORTH CAROLINA, BEING CHAPTER I, OP THE SECOND VOLUME OF THE GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. Reprinted...OF E. M. UZZELL RALEIGH, N. C. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CHROLINS. CHAPTER I. MINERALOGY. BY It has F...data have been embodied. Sev- GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 4 eral causes have been operative in giving...matter of commercial interest. GEOLOGY OF NORTH CAROLINA. 6 Dr. C. L. Hunter has also kindly furnished...within a few days, so that the having been of North Carolina list mineral species has been very considerably
Report (issue)
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...RESOURCES GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTH CAROLINA , . . . . # . WHERE TO COLLECT f ... f ......THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTIES . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ......... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 7 Emerald, Hiddenite and Associated Minerals
Report (issue)
Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina 1011 by Gwendolyn W. Luttrell 12 U.S. Geological... Gold, base-metal, and related deposits of North Carolina Abstract Gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,...barite, and rare-earths have been mined in North Carolina. Gold, with by-product silver, occurs in veins...along the borders of a granite body in Halifax 18 County. 19 and Vanoe Counties. 20- Tungsten minerals...occur with sulfides in vein|j deposits in Cabarrus County. 21 22 23 24 25- U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
large variety of minerals and gemstones in North Carolina annually attracts thousands of collectors to...the world. Some Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina T H E C O L L E C T I N G L O C A L I T I E...McKenzie's publication Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina: Information Circular 24 (1978). For a more...locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can be ordered from the North Carolina Department...27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can
Report (issue)
.'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North CarOlina Department of Natural Resources and Community...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT
Report (issue)
Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist i ...FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian Institution (slide...viable mineral collecting sites through­ out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during
Report (volume)
State Museum, Albany. North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G...... .Prof. Charles W. Brown, Providence. South Carolina.. .Dr. Earle Sloan, Charleston. South Dakota....See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson
Report (issue)
Lake County - 2, 4 Coso Range deposits, Inyo County - 14 Coyote Mountain deposits, Imperial County - 13...Chance Range) mine, Inyo County - 9, 11, 15, 16, 17 Elgin mine, Colusa County - 6, 12 Full Moon deposit...deposit, Imperial County - 13 The Geysers, Sonoma County - 1, 18 Leviathan mine, Alpine County - 7, 17 Sulphur...Sulphur Bank mine, Lake County - 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 17; S 7 Supan deposits, Shasta County - 3; S 7 3. Goldman...hot springs area known as "The Geysers, " Sonoma County. Data given on temperatures, composition of water
Catalog/List
cerium orthosilicate) Massive; Vii·ginia or N. Carolina ....... ..... .. .... Orthite, high grade; Norway...PH IBOLE-Cont'd Smaragdite Green xline mass; N. Carolina ...................... •. Tremolite XI prism,...metasilicate) "Asbestos,'' fibrous with talc; North Carolina ... . . .25 .50 .10 .25 .50 .35 1.50.... ... ..... .. . .. ... XI-scales on rock; N. Carolina ... ..... ..... .. ............ .60 .50 .35...orthosilicate) Cleavages, black; Canada and North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . BISMUTH (Bismuth)
Report (issue)
IN NORTH CAROLINA INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND NATURAL RESOURCES ...agencies for the general welfare of the dtizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts basic and applied research...Resources, at Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687, or call (919) 733-2423. Jeffrey...Chief Geologist GOLD NORTH CAROLINA IN . by P. Albert Carpenter III NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY INFORMATION...INFORMATION CIRCULAR 29 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA James B. Hunt, Jr., Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT
Report (volume)
......... North Carolina. .......................................................... North Dakota............................................. South Carolina......................................:..........1888. Branner, J. C., The zinc and lead region of north Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Ann. Kept, for 1892...Fair edition, 1904. Genth, F. A., Minerals of North Carolina: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 74, 1891. Shannon...Catalogue of the mineral localities of South Carolina: South Carolina Geol. Survey, ser. 4, Bull. 2, 1908. Scott
Book (volume)
vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...CHEYENNE, DEUEL, GARDEN & KEITH COUNTIES AREA, between North and South Platte rivers and in all tributary branches
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Report (edition)
Information Circular GOLD RESOURCES OF NORTH CAROLINA by P. A. Carpenter, D oc ms C% M:*L Raleigh...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P.O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 26711. Jeffrey C. Reid Chief Geologist Cover...3 Mining Methods and Recovery 3 Gold in North Carolina 5 History of Mining 5 Production 7 General...Deposits of North Carolina 12 Eastern Carolina Belt 12 Portis Mine 14 Other Mines 14 Carolina Slate
Book (volume)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (edition)
specimens. The National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Rocks and Minerals is a huge treasure trove...the United States; other agencies, such as state, county, and wildlife agencies, also control minor lands...Phyllite is common in the Appalachians of eastern North America and throughout the eastern seaboard. Colorado...the upper Feather River. Oregon, Washington, North Carolina, and Massachusetts are some of the many states...found in the Llewellyn Formation of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania PHOTO COURTESY OF THE RICE NORTHWEST
Book (edition)
anthracite region 10. Structure section in Tazewell County, east of Richlands, southwest 8. 9. 12. 13. ...103 Map of California oil fields and pipe lines North-south section, showing structure of western field...grahamite fissure to anticlinal fold, in Ritchie County, W. Va Plan of Trinidad pitch lake Section of gilsonite...Wyoming 91. Section of Carboniferous strata on north side of Montpelier Creek, Idaho 275 92. (a)...limestone, brown phosphate district, phosphate district North-south section through Missouri and Statehouse Mountains
Report (issue)
Mines, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, North Carolina and Tennessee by Robert R. Seal, II1, Jane...abandoned Fontana and Hazel Creek mines in North Carolina, and the upper reaches of the West Prong of...supergene zone of secondary enrichment, the mineral chalcocite (Cu2S) dominates with minor amounts of other...The supergene enrichment zone is dominated by chalcocite. The mineralogy of the gossan zone is dominated...in the surficial sediments of Fontana Lake, North Carolina: Water Res., v. 18, p. 351-354. Alpers, C.N
Book (edition)
a new locality situated near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Arkansas. The stones are found here not only in...Allemont, France; Chile; South Ham, Canada; York County, New Brunswick, etc. silver veins Use. Minor...comes from the Cripple Creek District in Teller County, where the gold occurs only sparingly native, but...Miguel and Ouray in the San Juan District, and Lake County, containing the Leadville District, and Gilpin...respectively, and the Mercur District in Tooele County. Important foreign gold-producing countries are
Book (edition)
a new locality situated near Murfreesboro, Pike County, Aransas. The stones are found here not only in...France; Borneo; Chile; South Ham, Quebec; York County, New Brunswick, etc. Use. Minor ore of antimony...comes from the Cripple Creek District in Teller County, where the gold occurs only sparingly native, but...Miguel and Ouray in the San Juan District, and Lake County, containing the Leadville District, and Gilpin...respectively, and the Mercur District in Tooele County. Important foreign gold-producing countries are
Book (edition)
Tarnish is frequently shown by the copper minerals, chalcocite, bornite, and chalcopyrite, after fresh surfaces...at COPPER 137, the Elkhorn mine, Jefferson County; in Idaho at the Poorman mine, Silver City district;...from there; in the Thunder Bay District on the north shore of Lake Superior, at Silver Islet; associated...conglomerates. The whole series dips toward the north. The copper is foW1d in veins intersecting this...recovered from the gold-bearing sands of No1th Carolina and from black sand placers in California and
 
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