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Hematite from
English Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view English Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:899434
Long-form Identifier:1:3:899434:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘChestnut Flats Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘDugger Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ⓘGeorge Moon Mine, South Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorite-Specularite-Gneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10089708), Smyrna, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘCranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘMontgomery and Cordell Prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘSchool House Prospect, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘLunsford Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘWhitehead Prospect (Keystone Ridge Prospect), Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
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