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Opal from
Southers Branch Mine (Sullins Branch Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Southers Branch Mine (Sullins Branch Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987435
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987435:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘDeer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.4km (0.2 miles) ⓘDeer Park Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘPine Mountain (Pine Mountain Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘW. C. Burleson Mica Mine (Joe Stevenson Mine), Hawk-Bakersville, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘGrassy Creek Mine, Grassy Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘFanny Gouge Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘGlenn Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Rocks & Min.: 60:92.
 
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