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Pyrophyllite from
Snow Camp Mine (Holman's Mill Mine), Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA


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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
01949710017272032751541.jpg
Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
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Pyrophyllite

Snow Camp Mine, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Pyrophyllite
Formula:Al2Si4O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Andalusite4
Talc4
Wavellite3
Variscite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrophyllite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Snow Camp Mine (Holman's Mill Mine), Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:82263
Long-form Identifier:1:3:82263:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrophyllite
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘHinshaw Prospect, Snow Camp, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘSouth Snow Camp Prospect, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMajor Hill Prospect, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
5.2km (3.2 miles) ⓘIvey Prospect, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘWoods Mine, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘOaks Prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘStaley Mine (Gerhardt Mine), Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
19.0km (11.8 miles) ⓘMitchell Mountain Prospect, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘBradshaw Mine, Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘCarolina Pyrophyllite mine, Staley, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 60:84.
 
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