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Zircon from
El Tigre Mine, Coker Creek Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view El Tigre Mine, Coker Creek Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:419240
Long-form Identifier:1:3:419240:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zircon
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘLost River Mine (Big Branch Workings; Miles Witt), Coker Creek Mining District, Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
49.9km (31.0 miles) ⓘFontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
59.1km (36.7 miles) ⓘShooting Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) ⓘWinding Stair Gap Roadcut, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
80.4km (50.0 miles) ⓘNed Wilson Branch, Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
80.5km (50.0 miles) ⓘMason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
81.7km (50.8 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
84.1km (52.3 miles) ⓘAlum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
92.6km (57.5 miles) ⓘTilley Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
94.8km (58.9 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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