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Garnet Group from
Ore Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ore Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:103038
Long-form Identifier:1:3:103038:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘBlevins Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘKing Magnetite Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘAshe Mining Company's Mine (Lansing Mine), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘAshe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
19.1km (11.8 miles) ⓘTurkey Knob Magnetite prospects, Poison Branch Belt of deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘBald Knob deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
26.8km (16.7 miles) ⓘBryan Prospect (Old Trap Hill Prospect), Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
32.7km (20.3 miles) ⓘElk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘBoomer Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘMathis Quarries, Antioch, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 60:86.
 
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