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Streeter, Michael (2003) A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains. Milestone Press Inc.

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LocalityCitation Details
Goldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USApp.28-29
Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
Behr Mine, Elf School area, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
Pressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Woods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USApp.50-51
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Sheepcliff Mine, Cashiers, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USApp.82-83
Deer Park Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Abernathy Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USApp.78-79
Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USApp.84-85
Hootowl Mine, Crabtree Mountain, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Nantahala Talc and Limestone Mine, Hewitt, Swain County, North Carolina, USA

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Cranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Hedenbergite, β“˜ Orthoclase, β“˜ Pyrite
Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Kyanite
Goldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Muscovite, β“˜ Serpentine Subgroup, β“˜ Spinel
Nancy Jordan Talc Mine (Nancy Jordan Number 5 Mine; Hitchcock Mine), Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Dravite
Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Almandine
Corundum Knob, Clay County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Actinolite, β“˜ Chlorite Group, β“˜ Corundum, β“˜ Edenite, β“˜ Enstatite, β“˜ Fayalite-Forsterite Series, β“˜ Plagioclase, β“˜ Ruby, β“˜ Sapphire, β“˜ Serpentine Subgroup, β“˜ Smaragdite
Behr Mine, Elf School area, Clay County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Ruby, β“˜ Sapphire
Woods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Corundum, β“˜ Sapphire
Chambers Mountain, Haywood County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Kyanite
Redmond Mine, Waterville Lake, Haywood County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Cerussite, β“˜ Chrysocolla, β“˜ Limonite, β“˜ Malachite, β“˜ Pyromorphite, β“˜ Quartz
Stackhouse Mine (Defender Mine [included]), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Fluorite
Little Pine Garnet Mine, Marshall, Madison County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Chlorite Group
Dolomitic Marble Occurrence, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Kyanite, β“˜ Wollastonite
Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Almandine, β“˜ Fluorapatite, β“˜ Muscovite
Deer Park Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Feldspar Group, β“˜ Garnet Group, β“˜ Monazite Group, β“˜ Muscovite, β“˜ Opal, β“˜ Opal-AN, β“˜ Smoky Quartz, β“˜ Thulite, β“˜ Zoisite
Abernathy Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Almandine, β“˜ Apatite, β“˜ Muscovite
Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Albite, β“˜ Autunite, β“˜ Microcline, β“˜ Muscovite, β“˜ Opal, β“˜ Opal-AN, β“˜ Quartz
Crabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Aquamarine, β“˜ Heliodor, β“˜ Smoky Quartz
Hootowl Mine, Crabtree Mountain, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Albite, β“˜ Orthoclase, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Smoky Quartz
Nantahala Talc and Limestone Mine, Hewitt, Swain County, North Carolina, USAβ“˜ Calcite, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Talc, β“˜ Tremolite

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Voynick, S.M. (1994) Colorado Rockhounding: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Inc., Missoula MT, 384 pages.
Voynick, S.M. (1994) Colorado Rockhounding: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Inc., Missoula Montana, 384 pp.
Voynick, S.M. (1994) Colorado Rockhounding: A Guide to Minerals, Gemstones, and Fossils. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Inc., Missoula MT, 384 pp.
Kish, Stephen A., Merschat, Carl E., Mohr, David W., Wiener, Leonard S. (1975) Guide to the Geology of the Blue Ridge South of the Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina. Field Trip Guidebook. Carolina Geological Society
P.Albert Carpenter,III,1989, A Geologic Guide To North Carolinas State Parks, Bulletin 91,pg # 41
P.Albert Carpenter,III,1989,A Geologic Guide To North Carolinas State Parks,Bulletin 91,pg # 38-39
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