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Specularite from
Chapel Hill Mine, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chapel Hill Mine, Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:924940
Long-form Identifier:1:3:924940:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘSloan Mine, Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
37.9km (23.6 miles) ⓘGilmore-Hart prospect, Chatham County Copper Belt, Chatham County, North Carolina, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) ⓘClegg Mine, Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina, USA
53.4km (33.2 miles) ⓘDuke Mine (Tingen Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘJefers Mine, Person County, North Carolina, USA
64.8km (40.3 miles) ⓘFox-Iron Mountains, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
65.9km (41.0 miles) ⓘMacCulloch Mine (North State Mine), Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
70.0km (43.5 miles) ⓘBeard Mine, Guilford County Copper Mining District, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘGardner Hill Mine, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
76.4km (47.5 miles) ⓘMcAllister prospect (Conroy; Davis Hill Mine; Davis Mountain; Dorr's Hill), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
References
Carpenter, P. Albert III (1976) Metallic Mineral Deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt. Bulletin 84. North Carolina Geological Survey
 
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