Mineral Evolution Database

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Locality Name:
Adams Hiddenite And Emerald Mine (Alexander Prospect; Abernathy Prospect; Hiddenite Mine; Warren Mine; Turner Mine), Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA

mindat Locality ID: 99817
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-99817.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Adams Hiddenite And Emerald Mine (Alexander Prospect; Abernathy Prospect; Hiddenite Mine; Warren Mine; Turner Mine), Alexander Co., North Carolina, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 35°54'9"N
Longitude: 81°6'10"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.9025,-81.102777777778

A	This mineral is Anthropogenic.
G	This mineral is directly dated.
B	This mineral is reported as having this age.
Y	This mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
O	This mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
R	The age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
P	The age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
	This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

Beryl	Calcite	Chabazite	Clay	Corundum	Feldspar	Mica	Monazite	None	Pyrite
Pyroxene	Quartz	Rutile

Beryl ()*	Cassiterite ()*	Chabazite-Ca ()*	Dolomite ()*	Hematite ()*
Microcline ()*	Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Muscovite ()*	Pyrite ()*	Quartz ()*
Rutile ()*	Siderite ()*	Spodumene ()*

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Be C Ca Ce Fe H K Li Mg O P S Si Sn Ti

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Be C Ca Ce Fe H K Li Mg O P S Si Sn Ti

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality:
Beryl Calcite Chabazite Clay Corundum Feldspar Mica Monazite None Pyrite
Pyroxene Quartz Rutile

13 IMA Minerals at location:

Mineral name	Structural Groups	IMA Formula	# of localities containing mineral
Beryl ()*	Beryl	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈	4286
Cassiterite ()*	Rutile	SnO₂	5171
Chabazite-Ca ()*	Chabazite	Ca₂[Al₄Si₈O₂₄]·13H₂O	310
Dolomite ()*	None	CaMg(CO₃)₂	9895
Hematite ()*	Corundum	Fe₂O₃	14640
Microcline ()*	Feldspar	K(AlSi₃O₈)	4924
Monazite-(Ce) ()*	Monazite	Ce(PO₄)	945
Muscovite ()*	Mica Clay	KAl₂(Si₃Al)O₁₀(OH)₂	17380
Pyrite ()*	Pyrite	FeS₂	39462
Quartz ()*	Quartz	SiO₂	61156
Rutile ()*	Rutile	TiO₂	5614
Siderite ()*	Calcite	Fe(CO₃)	6417
Spodumene ()*	Pyroxene	LiAlSi₂O₆	688

No ages have been assigned to this locality yet.

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