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Magnetite from
Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elk Knob Mine, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:969035
Long-form Identifier:1:3:969035:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘIron Prospect (MRDS-10096981), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘIron Prospect (MRDS - 10026410), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fe prospect, Buckeye Knob area, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘHampton Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) ⓘIron Prospect (MRDS - 10126642), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘGraybeal Mines, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
22.8km (14.1 miles) ⓘKing Magnetite Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘHampton Knob Magnetite Prospects, Poison Branch Belt of Deposits, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘAshe Mining Company Magnetite Mine (Waughbank Property; Marble Magnetite; Ballou's Horse Creek Ore Bank), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘEller Property Prospect, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
References
Kinkel, Jr.,Arthur R.,(1967) The Ore Knob Copper Deposit , North Carolina, and Other Massive Sulfide Deposits of the Appalachians :USGS Professional Paper 558
 
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