North Carolina · Iredell County
Past Producer

Unnamed Amethyst Mine

Iredell County, North Carolina, United States
GemstoneQuartz
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Commodities
PrimaryGemstone, Quartz
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formPOD
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Mica Gneiss
Tectonic settingPiedmont
AlterationNone Noted
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1850
Identification
Deposit ID10078681
MRDS IDW027145
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates35.68343, -80.78313
References
WHITLOW, J. W., 1967 , APPROXIMATELY LOCATED THE PIT.GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA, 1958 , COMPILED BY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT, DIV. OF MIN. RESOUR.MINE IN SHEPHERDS TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000