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Microcline from
Big Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Big Ridge Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:362479
Long-form Identifier:1:3:362479:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
28.3km (17.6 miles) ⓘTilley Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) ⓘFletcher Limestone Company Quarry, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘCarson Kaolin and Feldspar Mines (Hill Mine), Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
48.2km (29.9 miles) ⓘHendersonville Quarry, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘOtto prospect (Little Coweetah prospect; Sheenah prospect), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘFreeman Mine, Tuxedo, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
54.8km (34.0 miles) ⓘZirconia Mine, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
56.2km (34.9 miles) ⓘJones Mine, Zirconia, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
59.6km (37.0 miles) ⓘGoldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Heinrich, E. Wm. (1965) Composite aplite-pegmatites of the Franklin-Sylva District, North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 50 (10) 1681-1697
 
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