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Zoisite from
Crabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zoisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Crabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:927989
Long-form Identifier:1:3:927989:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Zoisite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘHootowl Mine, Crabtree Mountain, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘSilvers Ridge Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘGeorge Young Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘHall and Boone Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 29 Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 6 Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘBuckeye Mine, Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘHenry Grindstaff No. 1 Mine, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
Tappen,Christine,Smith,Michael and Dockal,James (2006) Beryl (Aquamarine,Emerald,Green and Yellow) and Tourmaline of the Crabtree Pegmatite,Spruce Pine District,Mitchell County,North Carolina Proceedings of the 42nd Forum on the Geology of Industrial Minerals at Asheville, North Carolina,Information Circular 34, NCGS
 
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