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Spessartine from
Knight Mine, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Knight Mine, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:341736
Long-form Identifier:1:3:341736:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘShort Tom Smith Mine (Ben Smith Mine), Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘRosa Evans Mine, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
67.2km (41.7 miles) ⓘHutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
74.6km (46.4 miles) ⓘBetty Baker Mine (Bettie Baker Mine; Paint Bank Mine; Carter Mine), Betty Baker Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘWheatley Pegmatite Mine (Big Hicks Mine; Moneta Mine), Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
78.8km (49.0 miles) ⓘSeaboard Mine (Newman Mine), Egypt Mines, Moneta-Forest, Bedford County, Virginia, USA
99.6km (61.9 miles) ⓘBald Knob deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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