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Zircon from
Woods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Alluvial Deposit
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Corundum2
- var Sapphire1
Muscovite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Woods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1873555
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1873555:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘPressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘBig Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘWilson Road Occurrence, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘIvy Creek No. 1 Occurrence, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
30.8km (19.1 miles) ⓘFletcher Limestone Company Quarry, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
31.1km (19.3 miles) ⓘMars Hill deposit (Rev. Corn Monazite deposit), Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘSnowbird Mountain Placer, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘBee Tree No. 1 Mine, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
37.2km (23.1 miles) ⓘL. M. McCall Mine, Pinhook Gap, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘShut-In Creek Pyrite Occurrence, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
References
Pat R Gould Jr. CollectionIdentified by Pat R Gould Jr.: Visual Identification, Visual (Fluorescence)
 
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