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Granitic gneiss from
Unnamed Saprolite Pit (MRDS - 10026485), Madison County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Type:Granitic gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Granitic gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Saprolite Pit (MRDS - 10026485), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1041909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1041909:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Granitic gneiss
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBall Feldspar Mine, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Feldspar Mine (MRDS - 10026461), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 4177; MRDS - 10026472), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Talc Occurrence (MRDS - 10026475), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 4178; MRDS - 10026466), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 4176; MRDS - 10026469), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Hematite Occurrence (MRDS - 10026483), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘBetts Sandy Bottom Property (Betts Mine; and Gillespie Mine; Rollins Chemical Company Mine; Includes The Nettie Mine; Martha Mine), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘFawn Knob Mine (Hall and Young Mine), Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Crushed Stone Quarry (MRDS - 10026308), Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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