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Microcline from
Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


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Microcline

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Microcline

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Microcline

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Almandine3
Muscovite1
Garnet Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:27931
Long-form Identifier:1:3:27931:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘChestnut Branch Mine, Double Island, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘBuchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘChestnut Flats Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘDeer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘHawkins Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘFrogeye Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘPoteat Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘWiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘEnglish Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
C.W. Allen collection
 
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