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Locality Name:
Bakersville, Cane Creek Section, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA


mindat Locality ID: 30917
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-30917.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bakersville, Cane Creek Section, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA": 4
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 3

Number of Child Localities: 3
Child Localities:
Gaeret Ray Mine
Mine Creek
Pizzle Mtn

Latitude: 0°0'0"N
Longitude: 0°0'0"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 0,0
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe 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.

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 Ca F Fe H K Mg Na O P Si Ti U Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al Ca Fe H Mg Na O Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousApatiteAutuniteChloriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldsparGarnetMica
NonePyroxeneQuartzRutileSmectite-vermiculiteTitaniteZircon

19 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Autunite  (*)Clinochlore  (*)Clinozoisite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Grossular  (*)Jadeite  (*)Muscovite  (*)
Nontronite  (*)Opal  (*)Phlogopite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Stevensite  (*)Titanite  (*)Zircon  (*)Zoisite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12518058803
Autunite  (*)AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2·10-12H2O12518051272
Clinochlore  (*)Chlorite ClayMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)801756
Clinozoisite  (*)Clinozoisite EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)01025
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F12518052740
Grossular  (*)GarnetCa3Al2(SiO4)301544
Jadeite  (*)PyroxeneNaAlSi2O60154
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2125180217380
Nontronite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteNa0.3Fe3+2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2·nH2O0471
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O12518052994
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)212518052273
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Stevensite  (*)Clay(Ca,Na)xMg3-ySi4O10(OH)2125180357
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251
Zoisite  (*)EpidoteCa2Al3[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12518051025


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