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Zircon from
Shut-In Creek Pyrite Occurrence, Madison County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shut-In Creek Pyrite Occurrence, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:341013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:341013:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘSnowbird Mountain Placer, Cocke County, Tennessee, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘIvy Creek No. 1 Occurrence, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
29.7km (18.5 miles) ⓘMars Hill deposit (Rev. Corn Monazite deposit), Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘPressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
38.7km (24.1 miles) ⓘWoods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘWilson Road Occurrence, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
51.4km (31.9 miles) ⓘThomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
53.2km (33.1 miles) ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘMorristown meteorite, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA
56.6km (35.1 miles) ⓘBig Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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