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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Autunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Comments: A complex pegmatite. Average grain size ranges from about 7mm to 1M. Muscovite highly fractionated. Tourmalines exhibit bent, broken, and \\\\\\\"healed\\\\\\\" forms.

Autunite is rare at the site, usually found on feldspar matrix, and often associated with apatite.
Luminescent properties:Short wave UV greenish yellow fluorescence
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Visual (Fluorescence)
XRD
SEM-EDS
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Autunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20824
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20824:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Autunite
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
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘField Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘRandall Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘDeer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘFlat Rock Mine (Flat Rock pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘHickey Mine, 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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