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Microcline from
Sam Cox No. 1, Buncombe Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA


Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sam Cox No. 1, Buncombe Mining District, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:865013
Long-form Identifier:1:3:865013:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘGoldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘCattail Mine (Iscom Mine), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘFrogeye Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
31.0km (19.3 miles) ⓘChestnut Branch Mine, Double Island, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘSinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
33.7km (21.0 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘPoteat Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) ⓘDeer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Lesure, Frank Gardner (1968) Mica deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina. Professional Paper 577. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp577
 
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