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Sechrist Prospect (Secrest), Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USAi
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Sechrist Prospect (Secrest)Prospect
Cid Mining DistrictMining District
Davidson CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 43' 25'' North , 80° 11' 24'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Southmont1,470 (2017)9.3km
Washington Park439 (2017)11.1km
Denton1,657 (2017)12.1km
Lexington19,326 (2017)12.5km
Tyro3,879 (2017)19.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Forsyth Gem and Mineral ClubWinston-Salem, North Carolina42km
Mindat Locality ID:
100676
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100676:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: CARPENTER, P. A., III, 1976, METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL RESOURCES SEC. BULL. 84, 166 P.
Deposit:: POGUE, J. E., CID MINING DISTRICT OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: NORTH CAR
Deposit:: CARPENTER, III, P ARNOLD, 1976, NC DEPT OF NAT AND ECON
Deposit:: RESOURCES BULL 84, P. 50.
Deposit:: PARDEE, J T & PARK, JR., C F, 1948, USGS PROF PAPER 213, P.
Commodities (Major) - Gold; (Trace) - Lead, Arsenic
Deposit Type: Hydrothermal Vein
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Cranberry Gneiss: Augen Gneiss And Porphyritic Gneiss (Rankin, Espenshade, And Neuman, 1972)
Structure: Gold Hill Fault Zone, Phyllonite Striking N 30 E Vertical Dip
Host Rock: Argillite, Phyllite

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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘFerrimolybdite ?7.GB.30Fe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
MoMolybdenum
Moⓘ FerrimolybditeFe2(MoO4)3 · nH2O
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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