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Hornblendite from
Barringer Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Hornblendite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblendite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barringer Ore Bank Mine, Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1041499
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1041499:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblendite
30.4km (18.9 miles) ⓘPyler-Benfield Hiddenite-Emerald Pit, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Chromite Mine (MRDS - 10078677), Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
52.2km (32.5 miles) ⓘPax Hill Mine, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘFaggart Mine, Mount Pleasant, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘEast Shaft, Pioneer Mills Mine, Charlotte Belt, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘGreasy Creek Occurrence (Jenkins Prospect), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
84.0km (52.2 miles) ⓘEli Rock Mica Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘJoe Mica Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘLee Johnson Prospects (Vale Prospects), Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
86.4km (53.7 miles) ⓘPeru Mica Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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