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Vermiculite from
Day Book Chromite Prospect, Day Book, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Vermiculite
Formula:Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Comments:The Vermiculite of the Day Book Dunite formation is type of Hydrophlogopite. Kulp,J.L and Brobst,D.A (1954) Notes on the dunite and the geochemistry of Vermiculite at the Day Book dunite deposit,Yancey County, North Carolina:Economic Geology,Vol.49 pp.211-220.The vermiculite from the Day Book dunite formation is a type of Hydrophlogopite. Kulp.J.L and Brobst,D.A (1954)Notes on the Dunite and the geochemistry of Vermiculite at the Day Book dunite deposit,Yancey County,North Carolina:Economic Geology,Vol.49,pp.211-220.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vermiculite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Day Book Chromite Prospect, Day Book, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:414562
Long-form Identifier:1:3:414562:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vermiculite
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘWilliam Hughes Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘJ. C. Woody Asbestos Mine, Brush Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘNewdale Asbestos Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘSpec Mine (Speck Mine), Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘF. G. Jarret Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘAutrey Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘBlackjack Ridge Mine, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘSidney Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘMurdick Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
12.8km (8.0 miles) ⓘRed Mine (Bennett Mine), Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
Kulp, John Laurence, Brobst, Donald Albert (1954) Notes on the dunite and the geochemistry of vermiculite at the Day Book dunite deposit, Yancey County, North Carolina. Economic Geology, 49 (2) 211-220 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.49.2.211
Wilson, W.F., McKenzie, B.J. (1978) Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina. Information Circular 24. North Carolina Division of Mineral Resources
 
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