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K Feldspar from
Thunder Hill Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA


Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thunder Hill Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:407848
Long-form Identifier:1:3:407848:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘJefferson-Boone Pegmatite, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘLenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
28.9km (18.0 miles) ⓘSmoky No. 1 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘSmoky No. 2 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
29.2km (18.1 miles) ⓘFirmstone Magnetite prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘBeech Bottom Feldspar Mine (Jackson Mine), Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘPritchard prospect, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) ⓘPuncheon Camp Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
37.1km (23.0 miles) ⓘPowdermill Mine (Big Shaft Mine; Powdermill Roughs Mine), Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘDugger Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
References
Mark W.Carter,Carl E.Merschat,William F.Wilson,2001, A Geologic Adventure Along the Blue Ridge Parkway In North Carolina
 
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