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Dolomite from
Day Book, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Day Book, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:468079
Long-form Identifier:1:3:468079:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘUnicoi County Highway Department Quarry (Quarry No. 439; Rex Lewis Quarry), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Barite prospect, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Peridotite occurrence (MRDS - 10025777), Frank, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘSmall Unnamed Iron Mines (MRDS - 10025204), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘSmall Unnamed Iron Mines (MRDS - 10025275), Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘKlondyke Iron Mine, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘUpper Red Cut Iron, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘYates Hollow Iron Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘLower Red Cut Iron, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘNumber 5 Zinc Mine, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
References
Tien, P. (1977) Carbonate minerals from a dunite mine, Yancey County, North Carolina. Geol. Soc. Am. Meet. Abstracts, 9(2), 190.
 
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