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Chlorite Group from
McCarter Occurrence, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view McCarter Occurrence, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1344988
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1344988:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mountain, Warrensville, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘElk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
36.1km (22.4 miles) ⓘBald Knob deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘLeonard Mine (Clifton Copper and Silver Mine; Clifton Mine), Iron Ridge Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
54.4km (33.8 miles) ⓘMay-Meade Quarry, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
57.4km (35.7 miles) ⓘFinney and Teegarden Hematitic Magnetite Mine, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘCranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
67.0km (41.6 miles) ⓘUranium Prospect (MRDS - 10151415), North Harper Creek, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘAnn Phipps Mine, Wildcat Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
68.7km (42.7 miles) ⓘLenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
References
W.S. Bayley (1922) General Features of the Magnetite Ores of Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee : Contributions to Economic Geology,1922, Part 1
 
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