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


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Muscovite, etc.

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

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

Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments: A complex pegmatite. Average grain size ranges from about 7mm to 1M. Muscovite highly fractionated. Tourmalines exhibit bent, broken, and \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz8
- var Smoky Quartz3
Albite8
- var Oligoclase-Albite4
- var Oligoclase2
Almandine5
Beryl5
Elbaite4
Lepidolite4
Garnet Group3
Fluorapatite3
Feldspar Group3
Opal3
- var Opal-AN3
Columbite-(Fe)3
Schorl2
Monazite-(Ce)1
Tourmaline1
Microlite Group1
Pegmatite1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:20834
Long-form Identifier:1:3:20834:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘJohnson's Cove Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘGeorges Fork Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
2.2km (1.3 miles) ⓘBalsam Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘS. W. Presley Mine (Presnell Mine), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘFlem McPeters Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘAutrey Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘAyles Creek Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.9km (2.5 miles) ⓘClinchfield Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘGrape Hollow Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘBittner Mine, Yancey 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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