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Enstatite from
Jennings No. 2 Asbestos Mine (Whitewater Corundum Mine), Sapphire Valley, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Enstatite
Formula:Mg2Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Enstatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jennings No. 2 Asbestos Mine (Whitewater Corundum Mine), Sapphire Valley, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:818553
Long-form Identifier:1:3:818553:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Enstatite
6.7km (4.1 miles) ⓘMiller Asbestos Mine, Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) ⓘOakland Asbestos Mine, Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘRattlesnake Mine (Rattlesnake Asbestos Prospect), Sapphire Valley, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘBrockton Mine, Sapphire Valley, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘHicks Mine (Hicks Asbestos Mine), Pine Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘNicholson Mine (Pig Pen Mountain), Pine Mountain, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘMincey Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA
31.9km (19.9 miles) ⓘRabun Gap, Rabun County, Georgia, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘCane Creek Olivine deposit, Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘWebster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2006) Screening of Historic Mines,Historic Asbesto Prospects,and Natural Asbestos Occurrences in North Carolina: North Carolina NOA Site Screening Summmary Report
 
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