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Iron (commodity) from
Sam McClure Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Commodity:Iron (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Iron (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sam McClure Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1115815
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1115815:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Iron (commodity)
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘDouglas Blevins Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘPoison Branch Mine, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPiney Creek Mine (Ballou Mine), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘFrancis Magnetite Mine and Henninger Prospects (French Mine), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘNiece Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘLee Price Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘBarnard Jones Mine, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘMcClure's Knob Magnetite Deposits (Tolley Cut), Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘDr. Jones Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘGraybeal Mine (Graybeals Mine), Dresden, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
 
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