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Hematite from
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Topaz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:814321
Long-form Identifier:1:3:814321:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘWomble Prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘChapel Hill Mine, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘNorth State Mine (Robertson), Orange County, North Carolina, USA
36.0km (22.3 miles) ⓘBowlings Mountain Mine, Bowlings Mountain, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘSnow Camp Mine (Holman's Mill Mine), Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
39.7km (24.7 miles) ⓘDuke Mine (Tingen Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘJefers Mine, Person County, North Carolina, USA
49.2km (30.5 miles) ⓘGillis Mine, Virgilina Mining District, Person County, North Carolina, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘGilmore-Hart prospect, Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
52.0km (32.3 miles) ⓘSloan Mine, Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
References
Syker,Martha L.,and Moody, Judith B.(1978) Pyrophyllite and metamorphism in the Carolina slate Belt:American Mineralogist,Vol.63,pp 96-108,1978
 
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