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Actinolite from
Herbert Mine, Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
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 Herbert Mine, Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:799640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:799640:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘChunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘHogg Creek Mine, Hiawassee, Towns County, Georgia, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘBrasstown Creek, Young Harris, Towns County, Georgia, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘOtto prospect (Little Coweetah prospect; Sheenah prospect), Macon County, North Carolina, USA
34.4km (21.4 miles) ⓘTrackrock Mine, Trackrock Gap, Union County, Georgia, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘNancy Jordan Talc Mine (Nancy Jordan Number 5 Mine; Hitchcock Mine), Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘCarolina Talc Mine (Kinsey Mine; Bailey Mine; Notla Mine), Murphy Marble Belt, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘLaurel Creek complex, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
47.5km (29.5 miles) ⓘCullowhee Mine, Cullowhee, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
52.1km (32.4 miles) ⓘAsbestos Mining and Manufacturing Co. (Hollywood) mine, Hollywood, Habersham County, Georgia, USA
References
Hadley,Jarvis B.,(1949) Preliminary Report On Corundum Deposits In The Buck Creek Peridotite Clay County, North Carolina: U.S Department of the Interior,Bulletin 948-E,pp.117
 
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