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Spessartine from
Thomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:A small pegmatite containing both kyanite and sillimanite as primary minerals.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Thomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:44648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:44648:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘCrabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘPresnell Mine (Young's Mine), Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
27.6km (17.2 miles) ⓘHoppus Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘDeer Park Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) ⓘWiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘHawk Mine, Hawk-Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Wood, Keith Yates (1996)Petrogenesis And Geochemistry Of Kyanite-Bearing Pegmatites in The Buncombe Pegmatite District, North Carolina : Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 
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