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Emerald from
Unnamed Emerald occurrence GL-033, Gaffney, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA


Classification
Species:Beryl var: Emerald
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Emerald data
Locality Data:Click here to view Unnamed Emerald occurrence GL-033, Gaffney, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:932080
Long-form Identifier:1:3:932080:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Emerald
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘPlantation Emerald Mine (Old Plantation Mine; Turner Mine; Tarper Mine), Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Emerald occurrence GL-032, Gaffney, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
19.2km (12.0 miles) ⓘFoote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
19.4km (12.1 miles) ⓘTurner Mine, Lawndale, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) ⓘJoel Walker Beryl Prospect, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘGrassy Creek Mine, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
83.8km (52.1 miles) ⓘLittle Switzerland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
86.0km (53.4 miles) ⓘAdams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
86.6km (53.8 miles) ⓘEmerald Valley Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
87.2km (54.2 miles) ⓘEllis Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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