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Microcline from
Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz5
Muscovite4
Opal3
- var Opal-AN3
Metatorbernite3
Uranophane2
Albite2
Meta-autunite1
Torbernite1
Uraninite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:21435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:21435:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘPoteat Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘMcHone Mine pegmatite, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘWiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘEnglish Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘDeer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘBuchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘHawkins Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) ⓘChestnut Flats Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘSinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Streeter, Michael (2003) A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains. Milestone Press Inc.pp.84-85
 
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