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Kyanite from
Autrey Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Kyanite
Formula:Al2(SiO4)O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Kyanite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Autrey Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:869481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:869481:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Kyanite
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘBalsam Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘCattail Mine (Iscom Mine), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘGeorges Fork Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘCelo Mine (Mas-Celo), Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘCarson Rock Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) ⓘGeorge Moon Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘSinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘBuchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘThomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe 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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