Commodities
PrimaryEmerald
TertiarySemiprecious Gemstone
Commodity typeN
Materials
Other materialsCassiterite, Emerald, Hiddenite, Microcline, Monazite, Muscovite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Tourmaline, Zeolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10248415
Alternate namesHiddenite Mine, Alexander Prospect, Abernathy Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates35.90259, -81.10261
References
GRIFFITTS, W. R. & OLSON, J. C., 1953, MICA DEPOSITS OF THESOUTHEASTERN PIEDMONT, PART 5 SHELBY-HICKORY DISTRICT NORTHCAROLINA/ U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 248-D,221-226.HESS, F. L., 1940, THE SPODUMENE PEGMATITES OF NORTH CAROLINECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOLUME 35, PP. 942-966.CONLEY, J. F., 1958, MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA/ NCAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT INFORMATCIRCULAR 16, PP. 7 & 10.NOT ON MSHA UPDATE 11/81 OR 5/81