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Samarskite-(Y) from
McKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


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Samarskite-(Y), etc.

McKinney Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
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Samarskite-(Y)

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Samarskite-(Y)

McKinney Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Samarskite-(Y)
Formula:YFe3+Nb2O8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite5
Columbite-(Mn)4
Quartz2
- var Smoky Quartz1
Chalcopyrite1
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Samarskite-(Y) data
Locality Data:Click here to view McKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:9734
Long-form Identifier:1:3:9734:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Samarskite-(Y)
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘSally Knob Mine, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘField Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘHoppus Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘCalhoun Smith Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘGrassy Creek Mine, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘWiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘEnglish Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘPink Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
19.9km (12.4 miles) ⓘPeterson Mine, Toe River, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
Wood, Keith Y., Abbott, Richard N. (1996) Pumpellyite and Clinozoisite from the McKinney Mine, Spruce Pine District, North Carolina. The Mineralogical Record, 27 (4) 289-290pp.289-290
 
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