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Aquamarine from
Crabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl var: Aquamarine
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Aquamarine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:423461
Long-form Identifier:1:3:423461:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Aquamarine
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘMcHone Mine pegmatite, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘBrush Creek Mtn., Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘGrassy Creek Mine, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘWiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘSpec Mine (Speck Mine), Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘElbert's Aquamarine Mine (Henson Creek Aquamarine Mine), Avery County, North Carolina, USA
87.1km (54.1 miles) ⓘPlantation Emerald Mine (Old Plantation Mine; Turner Mine; Tarper Mine), Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
93.4km (58.1 miles) ⓘEmerald Valley Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
References
Pratt, Joseph Hyde (1933) Gems and gem minerals of North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 18 (4) 148-159
Streeter, Michael (2003) A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains. Milestone Press Inc.
 
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