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Chlorite Group from
Hairston Mine, Patrick County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hairston Mine, Patrick County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:344611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:344611:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘKing Ramsey Mine (Blue Ridge Talc Company Inc.), Franklin County, Virginia, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘHowell Mine (Ferrum Prospect), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Franklin (City), Virginia, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘBelcher Prospect (Weddle Prospect; Old Copper Mine), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘGrassy Hill Prospect, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘJefferson Peak Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Patrick County, Virginia, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘMount Airy quarries, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
54.1km (33.6 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
58.5km (36.3 miles) ⓘBrown and Stephenson Mine (Brown and Stevenson Mine), Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘReidsville Quarry, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
59.1km (36.8 miles) ⓘCranberry Copper Mine, Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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