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Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock from
Burleson Asbestos Mine, Avery County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock data
Locality Data:Click here to view Burleson Asbestos Mine, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1041294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1041294:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘC. W. Allen prospect (Cane River Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘNewdale Asbestos Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘBlue Rock Asbestos Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
78.4km (48.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Clay Pit (MRDS - 10106230), Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica Sample Locality (MRDS - 10026310), Polk County, North Carolina, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Marble occurrence [1], Polk County, North Carolina, USA
82.0km (50.9 miles) ⓘChrist School Quarry, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
82.7km (51.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Crushed Stone Quarry (MRDS - 10026297), Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
84.7km (52.6 miles) ⓘCharles Cox Farm Prospect, Gossan Lead Mining District, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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