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Perthite from
Wheatley Pegmatite Mine (Big Hicks Mine; Moneta Mine), Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Feldspar Group var: Perthite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Perthite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Wheatley Pegmatite Mine (Big Hicks Mine; Moneta Mine), Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:143003
Long-form Identifier:1:3:143003:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Perthite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘYoung Feldspar Mine, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘWoolridge Prospects, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘNance Mine, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
17.0km (10.5 miles) ⓘMitchell Mine (Hottinger Mine), Otter Hill, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘBells Mine (Old River Mine; Goggins Ford Mine), Egypt Mines, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
28.7km (17.8 miles) ⓘHarris Prospect, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘBig Harris Mine, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
76.8km (47.7 miles) ⓘClifton Mine, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
77.9km (48.4 miles) ⓘErnest Smith Mines, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
78.5km (48.8 miles) ⓘW. T. Smith Mine (Long Tom Smith Mine), Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 60: 165.
Bulletin 33.
Pegau, Arthur A. (1932) Pegmatite Deposits of Virginia. Bulletin 33. Virginia Geological Survey 123pp.
 
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