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Chloritoid from
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA


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Chloritoid

Piedmont Minerals Company Mine, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Chloritoid

Piedmont Minerals Company Mine, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Chloritoid

Piedmont Minerals Company Mine, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
00033890017370610388483.jpg
Chloritoid

Piedmont Minerals Company Mine, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
03182110017271980681723.jpg
Chloritoid

Piedmont Minerals Company Mine, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Chloritoid

Piedmont Minerals Company Mine, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Chloritoid
Formula:Fe2+Al2O(SiO4)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chloritoid data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:814322
Long-form Identifier:1:3:814322:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chloritoid
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘMurray prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘSnow Camp Mine (Holman's Mill Mine), Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
38.7km (24.0 miles) ⓘHinshaw Prospect, Snow Camp, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘHagers Mountain Kyanite deposits, Hagers Mountain, Person County, North Carolina, USA
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘDaniels Mountain deposit, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
54.5km (33.8 miles) ⓘStaley Mine (Gerhardt Mine), Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘJones Prospect, Glendon Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
69.4km (43.1 miles) ⓘPilot Mountain, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘChatham-White Mine (Reeves White Mine; Snow prospect), Glendon Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
69.6km (43.3 miles) ⓘPilot Mountain prospect, Pilot Mountain, Randolph 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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