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Actinolite from
Brasstown Creek, Young Harris, Towns County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:Creek
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brasstown Creek, Young Harris, Towns County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1548955
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1548955:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘTrackrock Mine, Trackrock Gap, Union County, Georgia, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘHogg Creek Mine, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘNancy Jordan Talc Mine (Nancy Jordan Number 5 Mine; Hitchcock Mine), Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘCarolina Talc Mine (Kinsey Mine; Bailey Mine; Notla Mine), Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘHerbert Mine, Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘChunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
46.4km (28.8 miles) ⓘCopperhill Mine (Eureka Mine; Isabella Mine), Copperhill, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
46.6km (29.0 miles) ⓘNumber Twenty Copper Mine, Mineral Bluff, Fannin County, Georgia, USA
46.9km (29.2 miles) ⓘCalloway Mine, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘMary Mine (Mary-Polk County Ore Body; Cities Service Company), Polk County, Tennessee, USA
References
Hopkins, Oliver B. (1914) A Report on the Asbestos, Talc and Soapstone Deposits of Georgia. Bulletin 29. Geological Survey of Georgiapp.40-41
 
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