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Euxenite-(Y) from
Carolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Euxenite-(Y)
Formula:(Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)2O6
Comments:I witnessed Mr. Green showing me a personal find from this locality he made in the 1950's or 60's. It was a two inch crystalline mass of columbite with straight steel-colored veinlets cutting across it. He said these were confirmed to be euxenite. This
Habit:Thin steel-color veinlets cutting darker columbite.
Colour:Metallic steel-grey
Luminescent properties:None
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Euxenite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:102431
Long-form Identifier:1:3:102431:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Euxenite-(Y)
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
71.5km (44.4 miles) ⓘLedford Allanite Prospect, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
72.1km (44.8 miles) ⓘOdell Allanite Prospect, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘZirconia, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
73.9km (45.9 miles) ⓘFreeman Mine, Tuxedo, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘJones Mine, Zirconia, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
75.7km (47.0 miles) ⓘZirconia Mine, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
References
Specimens in former Green's Mineral Museum and Shop
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