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Albite from
Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA


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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Albite, etc.

Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Dravite5
Spodumene3
Quartz3
Muscovite2
Siderite1
Tourmaline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:667303
Long-form Identifier:1:3:667303:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBessemer City operations (Hallman Mine; Hallman-Beam Mine; Bessemer operations; Lithium Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
3.0km (1.9 miles) ⓘBig Bess Mine (M. S. Bess Mine; M. M. Carpenter Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘCarolina Lithium Project, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘMartin Marietta Lithium Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘFaires Tin Mine (E. C. Faires property; Faires prospect; Atlas shaft), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘFoote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘKings Mountain Mica Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica Prospect Fl - 058 (MRDS - 10078260), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘMoss Kaolin and Mica Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
References
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