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⇱ Parks Mine, Charlotte Mining District, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

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Parks Mine, Charlotte Mining District, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USAi
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Parks MineMine
Charlotte Mining DistrictMining District
Mecklenburg CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 11' 47'' North , 80° 48' 11'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Charlotte827,097 (2017)5.0km
Matthews30,678 (2017)11.4km
Mint Hill25,627 (2017)14.3km
Pineville8,429 (2017)15.0km
Stallings15,270 (2017)15.8km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Charlotte Gem & Mineral ClubCharlotte, North Carolina5km
Gaston Gem, Mineral and Faceters ClubGastonia, North Carolina36km
Mindat Locality ID:
101502
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:101502:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: NITZE, H. B. C., AND HANNA, G. B., 1896 , GOLD DEPOSITS OF NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. NO. 3 , TEXT 200 P., MINE TEXT P. 125 , LOCATED ON MAP OF GOLD DEPOSITS AT 1:1,600,000
Deposit:: MINE IN CHARLOTTE EAST TOPO QUAD
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Quartz
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock: Granite

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Commodity List

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


Mineral List


2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

Entries shown in red are rocks recorded for this region.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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