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Emerald Valley Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types
Emerald Valley MineMine
HiddeniteCensus-designated Place
Alexander CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 54' North , 81° 5' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hiddenite536 (2017)0.8km
Stony Point1,317 (2017)5.2km
Taylorsville2,078 (2017)8.7km
Claremont1,365 (2017)21.4km
Catawba618 (2017)21.4km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
The Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral ClubHickory, North Carolina30km
Mindat Locality ID:
10941
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:10941:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A gemstone mine (emeralds & hiddenite). Features a "collect for free" area in nearby fields.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Beryl var. Aquamarine
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ Beryl var. Emerald
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Quartz var. Rose Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
ⓘ Spodumene
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
ⓘ Spodumene var. Hiddenite
Formula: LiAlSi2O6

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘvar. Rose Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘBeryl
var. Aquamarine
9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
ⓘ9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘvar. Emerald9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
ⓘSpodumene9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
ⓘvar. Hiddenite9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6

List of minerals for each chemical element

LiLithium
Liⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liⓘ Spodumene var. HiddeniteLiAlSi2O6
BeBeryllium
Beⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ RutileTiO2
Oⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oⓘ Spodumene var. HiddeniteLiAlSi2O6
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alⓘ Spodumene var. HiddeniteLiAlSi2O6
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siⓘ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ Beryl var. EmeraldBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Quartz var. Rose QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siⓘ Spodumene var. HiddeniteLiAlSi2O6
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ RutileTiO2

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