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


Locality type:Mountain
Classification
Species:Vermiculite
Formula:Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vermiculite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:520432
Long-form Identifier:1:3:520432:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vermiculite
10.4km (6.4 miles) ⓘDeposit Number Nine (McGuire or Maguire Vermiculite property; Deposit No. 9; Ellijay Chromite prospect; Higdon Asbestos Mine), Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
11.4km (7.1 miles) ⓘVermiculite Prospect (MRDS - 10272745), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘMoores Knob Olivine deposit, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) ⓘCharles Mincey prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘFrady Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
13.7km (8.5 miles) ⓘAdams Place Prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘSalem School prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘPine Grove School prospect, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘWebster Peridotite deposit (Webster Chromite prospects; Webster deposit), Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
19.5km (12.1 miles) ⓘCane Creek Olivine deposit, Webster-Balsam, Jackson 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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