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Pyrophyllite from
Fox-Iron Mountains, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mountain Range
Classification
Species:Pyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fox-Iron Mountains, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:785298
Long-form Identifier:1:3:785298:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘHarney Mine, Pilot Mountain, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘPilot Mountain prospect, Pilot Mountain, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘCarolina Pyrophyllite mine, Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘStaley Mine (Gerhardt Mine), Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
19.7km (12.3 miles) ⓘSawyer Mine, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘGluyas Mine, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘSteeds Prospect, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘAmmons Mine, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘAmmons Mine, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘNorth State No. 1 Mine, Montgomery County, North Carolina, USA
References
Schmidt,Robert G.,(1985) High-Alumina Hydrothermal Systems in Volcanic Rocks ,and their Significence to Mineral Propecting in the Carolina Slate Belt:U.S Geological Survey Bulletin #1562
 
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