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Actinolite from
Laurel Creek complex, Rabun County, Georgia, USA


Locality type:Complex
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Laurel Creek complex, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:718993
Long-form Identifier:1:3:718993:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
17.5km (10.8 miles) ⓘOtto prospect (Little Coweetah prospect; Sheenah prospect), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘOakland Asbestos Mine, Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘCullowhee Mine, Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘChunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘAsbestos Mining and Manufacturing Co. (Hollywood) mine, Hollywood, Habersham County, Georgia, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘHerbert Mine, Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
52.6km (32.7 miles) ⓘHogg Creek Mine, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia, USA
62.5km (38.8 miles) ⓘBrasstown Creek, Young Harris, Towns County, Georgia, USA
67.7km (42.0 miles) ⓘTrackrock Mine, Trackrock Gap, Union County, Georgia, USA
80.9km (50.3 miles) ⓘNancy Jordan Talc Mine (Nancy Jordan Number 5 Mine; Hitchcock Mine), Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
References
Helms, Thomas S., McSween, Harry Y., Labotka, Theodore C., Jarosewich, Eugene (1987) Petrology of a Georgia Blue Ridge amphibolite unit with hornblende + gedrite + kyanite + staurolite. American Mineralogist, 72 (11-12) 1086-1096
 
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