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Andalusite from
Teer Prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Andalusite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andalusite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Teer Prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:341558
Long-form Identifier:1:3:341558:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andalusite
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘPiedmont Minerals Company Mine, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘHillsborough Andalusite occurrence, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘHillsboro Mine (Hillsborough Mine & Mill), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘSnow Camp Mine (Holman's Mill Mine), Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
39.1km (24.3 miles) ⓘStaley Mine (Gerhardt Mine), Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
40.2km (25.0 miles) ⓘCarolina Pyrophyllite mine, Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
51.4km (32.0 miles) ⓘBowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘPilot Mountain, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
53.7km (33.3 miles) ⓘPilot Mountain prospect, Pilot Mountain, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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