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Muscovite from
Chestnut Flats Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Comments:Can be 1-30 inches in diameter and 2 -20 inches in thickness.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chestnut Flats Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:339358
Long-form Identifier:1:3:339358:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.4km (0.3 miles) ⓘSugartree Cove Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘEmily Knob Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘGimbel Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘMary Pitman Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘWolfden Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘPine Mountain (Pine Mountain Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘJase Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘRiddle Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘFlat Rock Mine (Flat Rock pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘBuchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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