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Hornblende Root Name Group from
Chestnut Ridge Magnetite Prospects, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:'Hornblende Root Name Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:◻Ca2(C42+C3+)(AlSi7O22)W2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hornblende Root Name Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chestnut Ridge Magnetite Prospects, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:418604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:418604:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hornblende Root Name Group
3.3km (2.0 miles) ⓘJenkins Ore Bank Magnetite Mine (Magnetic City Openings), Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘOld Forge Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘPeg Leg Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘHeupscup Ridge Magnetite Prospects, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘWard Mica Mine (Queen Mine; Rock Creek), Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘEllis Magnetite Mine (Ellis Mine; Oakes Entry; Patrick; Red Rock Mines), Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘMiddle Ridge Mica Mine, Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘBiddix Spar Mine, Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘPatrick Magnetite Mine (Shell Creek Mine), Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘRed Rock Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
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