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Garnet Group from
Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
03939430017367625474070.jpg
Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
04973470017367625493732.jpg
Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
09554520017367625528549.jpg
Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Almandine, etc.

Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Almandine1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:868099
Long-form Identifier:1:3:868099:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRalph Jarrett Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBanner Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘJeff Howell Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘRobert Phillips Mine (Old Susie Phillips Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘWaterhole Mine (George Howell Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘChestnut Branch Mine, Double Island, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘJohnson Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘJake Buchanan Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (2.0 miles) ⓘTolley Bend Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘBarger Mine, Yancey 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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