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Almandine from
Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


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Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine

Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine

Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments: A complex pegmatite. Average grain size ranges from about 7mm to 1M. Muscovite highly fractionated. Tourmalines exhibit bent, broken, and \"healed\" forms. Apatite is highly fluorescent
under sw UV light, a yellow-orange color.
Has been mined for mica
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, XRD
SEM-EDS
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite5
Albite3
- var Oligoclase1
Columbite-(Fe)2
Quartz2
Beryl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20822
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20822:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘBalsam Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘCattail Mine (Iscom Mine), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘFrogeye Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
5.8km (3.6 miles) ⓘSpec Mine (Speck Mine), Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) ⓘGoogrock Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘFanny Gouge Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘPresnell Mine (Young's Mine), Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘSinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘCrabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Miller, J.W. and Allen, C.W. "Mineralogy of the Ray Mica Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina." UNCA, 2001. (to be published by NCGS)
 
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