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K Feldspar from
Smoky No. 2 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Smoky No. 2 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:339698
Long-form Identifier:1:3:339698:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
0.1km (0.1 miles) ⓘSmoky No. 1 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘFirmstone Magnetite prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘBeech Bottom Feldspar Mine (Jackson Mine), Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
8.3km (5.2 miles) ⓘPuncheon Camp Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘPritchard prospect, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘPowdermill Mine (Big Shaft Mine; Powdermill Roughs Mine), Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘDugger Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘHorse Shoe Magnetite Prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
14.5km (9.0 miles) ⓘMiddle Ridge Mica Mine, Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) ⓘCarter Buchanan Mica Mine, Hawk-Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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