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Ilmenite from
Lost Cove Prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lost Cove Prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:737381
Long-form Identifier:1:3:737381:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘLick Ridge, Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘCranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘHoneycutt Branch, Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘGrassy Creek Mine, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘThomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘHolcombe Branch Olivine Deposit, Canton-Democrat, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
50.8km (31.5 miles) ⓘCarter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘYadkin Valley (Richlands Cove), Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
53.0km (32.9 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gold Prospect and Sand and Gravel Pit (MRDS - 10078673), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘTitanium Occurrence (MRDS - 10026482), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
References
Paris, Travis A. (2011) Tennessee Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 86 (4) 300-329 doi:10.1080/00357529.2010.517132
 
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