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Corundum from
Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA


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Corundum, etc.

Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
00620110017879863886707.jpg
Corundum, etc.

Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
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Corundum, etc.

Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Colour:pink & white.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chlorite Group1
Spinel1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:55805
Long-form Identifier:1:3:55805:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘHolcombe Branch Olivine Deposit, Canton-Democrat, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘDemocrat Olivine Deposit (Democrat Chromite Prospect; T Mine; Democrat Chromite Placer Deposit; ITS; Ivy River-Democrat Chromite Deposit), Canton-Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
16.7km (10.4 miles) ⓘHayes Mine (Egypt Mine), Sampson Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘSwannanoa River Occurrence, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘLookout Mountain, Montreat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘWoods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘPressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘHendersonville Quarry, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘShovel Creek Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘFinney and Teegarden Hematitic Magnetite Mine, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 17:62
60:91.
 
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