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Garnet Group from
Ward Mica Mine (Queen Mine; Rock Creek), Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ward Mica Mine (Queen Mine; Rock Creek), Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:954099
Long-form Identifier:1:3:954099:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘBiddix Spar Mine, Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘDont Buchanan Mica Mine, Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘBig Hawk Mica Mine, Glen Ayre, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘMossy Rocky Mica Mine, Hawk-Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘLick Ridge Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
4.3km (2.6 miles) ⓘAaron Buchanan Mine, Plumtree, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘRocky Ridge Mine, Plumtree, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘLittle Hawk Mica Mine, Hawk-Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘTwiggs Mica Mine, Hawk-Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘBill Hughes Mine, Plumtree, Mitchell 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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