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Sericite from
Betts Sandy Bottom Property (Betts Mine; and Gillespie Mine; Rollins Chemical Company Mine; Includes The Nettie Mine; Martha Mine), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Property
Classification
Species:Muscovite var: Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sericite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Betts Sandy Bottom Property (Betts Mine; and Gillespie Mine; Rollins Chemical Company Mine; Includes The Nettie Mine; Martha Mine), Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:340959
Long-form Identifier:1:3:340959:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sericite
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘGahagan Mine, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘMine Ridge Prospects, Hot Springs Barite Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
18.1km (11.3 miles) ⓘKrebs Barite Mine (Burnett Mine; Pond Ridge Barite Mine), Del Rio Mining District, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed Feldspar Occurrence (N. C. State Univ. Minerals Research Lab No. 3807; MRDS - 10026471), Madison County, North Carolina, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘS. W. Presley Mine (Presnell Mine), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘMiddle Ridge Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘColberts Creek Mine (Wooley Knob Mine), South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘJoe Young Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘMurphy Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
49.2km (30.6 miles) ⓘCreson Mine, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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