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Pyrope from
Winding Stair Gap Roadcut, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Pyrope
Formula:Mg3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrope data
Locality Data:Click here to view Winding Stair Gap Roadcut, Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:786695
Long-form Identifier:1:3:786695:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrope
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘMcCook Rhodolite Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘRockhound Haven Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) ⓘGibson Mine (Gibsons Ruby Mine), Alarka, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘJacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘCaler Creek Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘNed Wilson Branch, Mason Mountain, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘDale and Demkos Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘHolbrook Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) ⓘGregory Ruby Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
25.8km (16.0 miles) ⓘBonanza Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
References
EL-Shazley,A.K.,Loehn C.,and Tracy R.J.,(2011) P-T-t evolution of granulite facies metamorphism and partial melting in the Winding Stair Gap,Central Blue Ridge,North Carolina,USA: Journal of Metamorphic Geology
 
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