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⇱ Morgan Hill Chromite Prospect (Morgan Hill Church Prospect), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA

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Morgan Hill Chromite Prospect (Morgan Hill Church Prospect), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 46' 18'' North , 82° 30' 25'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Mars Hill2,256 (2017)7.2km
Weaverville3,936 (2017)9.6km
Marshall876 (2017)16.2km
Woodfin6,349 (2017)16.8km
Asheville88,512 (2017)19.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (MAGMA)Asheville, North Carolina19km
Southern Appalachian Mineral SocietyAsheville, North Carolina19km
Mindat Locality ID:
100121
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100121:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: HUNTER, C. E., MURDOCK, T. G., AND MACCARTHY, G. R., 1942, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERV. AND DEVEL., DIV. OF MINERAL RESOURCES BULL. 42, 39 P.
Deposit:: HUNTER, C. E., 1941, FORSTERITE OLIVINE DEPOS
Deposit:: BENTZEN,E.H.III. CHEM. COMPOSITION OF SOME N.C. CHROMITE,
Deposit:: ECON. GEOL, V.65, 1970, PP.883-885.
Deposit:: J. VOLNEY LEWIS (1922) USGS BULLETIN 725 DEPOSITS OF CHROME
Deposit:: NORTH CAROLINA PP. 130-132.
Commodities (Major) - Chromium, Olivine; (Trace) - Asbestos, Nickel, Talc-Soapstone
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Bio Granitic Gneiss (Unit 1) Cranberry Granite
Host Rock: Mafic Gneiss
Tectonic Structure: Blue Ridge
South end of Democrat dunite

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ 'Asbestos'
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
ⓘ 'Garnierite'
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘQuartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘ4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘVermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Asbestos'-
ⓘ'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
ⓘ'Garnierite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Oⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mgⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Alⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Siⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Feⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series

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