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Chlorite Group from
May-Meade Quarry, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Chlorite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chlorite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view May-Meade Quarry, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:95780
Long-form Identifier:1:3:95780:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Chlorite Group
11.0km (6.9 miles) ⓘCranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘFrank Mine, Carvers Gap, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘFrank Olivine deposit, Frank, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘUranium Prospect (MRDS - 10151415), North Harper Creek, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘFinney and Teegarden Hematitic Magnetite Mine, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘTwiggs Mica Mine, Hawk-Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘSoapstone Branch prospect, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘElk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘRoby Mica Mine (Tim Twiggs Mine), Hawk-Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘBrown Mountain Mine, Blue Ridge Mining District, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
References
Wilson, W.F., McKenzie, B.J. (1978) Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina. Information Circular 24. North Carolina Division of Mineral Resources
 
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