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Magnetite from
Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520430
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520430:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘTilley Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
13.8km (8.6 miles) ⓘKilpatrick occurrence, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
16.8km (10.5 miles) ⓘMoss Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
18.9km (11.7 miles) ⓘLyle Cut Mine (Evans Mine), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘCullowhee Mine, Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘRaven Cliff Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
21.2km (13.1 miles) ⓘOtto prospect (Little Coweetah prospect; Sheenah prospect), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘWinding Stair Gap Roadcut, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘThorpe Occurrence, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘCox No. 1 Feldspar and Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
References
Heinrich, E. Wm. (1950) Paragenesis of the rhodolite deposit, Masons Mountain, North Carolina. American Mineralogist, 35 (9-10) 764-771
 
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