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Chlorite Group from
King Ramsey Mine (Blue Ridge Talc Company Inc.), Franklin County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view King Ramsey Mine (Blue Ridge Talc Company Inc.), Franklin County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:849554
Long-form Identifier:1:3:849554:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘHairston Mine, Patrick County, Virginia, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘGrassy Hill Prospect, Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘHowell Mine (Ferrum Prospect), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Franklin (City), Virginia, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘBelcher Prospect (Weddle Prospect; Old Copper Mine), Southern Lead, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘHutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘTuck Mine, Campbell-Pittsylvania Counties Barite, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
55.8km (34.7 miles) ⓘReidsville Quarry, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
57.3km (35.6 miles) ⓘJefferson Peak Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Patrick County, Virginia, USA
60.2km (37.4 miles) ⓘSwanson Uranium project prospect (Cole property; Coles Hill), Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
63.4km (39.4 miles) ⓘDannemora Mine, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
References
Smith, J. W. (1961) Talc, Soapstone, and related stone deposits of Virginia. Virginia Minerals, Virginia Division of Mineral Resources 7:1-7
 
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