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Iron (commodity) from
Firmstone Magnetite prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery 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 Firmstone Magnetite prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1115890
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1115890:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Iron (commodity)
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘSmoky No. 2 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘSmoky No. 1 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘCooper Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘEllers and Hardigraves Elk Park Magnetite Mines, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
2.7km (1.6 miles) ⓘIron Prospect (MRDS - 10248258), Avery County, North Carolina, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘLee Johnson Prospects (Vale Prospects), Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘWilder Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘRed Rock Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘHoward Anomaly Occurrence, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘNewland Prospect, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
 
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