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Corundum from
Woods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Alluvial Deposit
Classification
Species:Corundum
Formula:Al2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite3
Corundum3
- var Sapphire3
Zircon1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Corundum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Woods Creek Sapphire Mine (Wood Creek), Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:998162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:998162:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Corundum
0.3km (0.2 miles) Pressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) Shovel Creek Mine, Haywood County, North Carolina, USA
32.6km (20.3 miles) Swannanoa River Occurrence, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) Democrat Olivine Deposit (Democrat Chromite Prospect; T Mine; Democrat Chromite Placer Deposit; ITS; Ivy River-Democrat Chromite Deposit), Canton-Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
38.1km (23.7 miles) Carter Mine, Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) Holcombe Branch Olivine Deposit, Canton-Democrat, Madison County, North Carolina, USA
40.1km (24.9 miles) Hendersonville Quarry, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) Chastains Mine, Caney Fork, Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
47.6km (29.6 miles) Lookout Mountain, Montreat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
49.5km (30.7 miles) Burnt Rock Mine, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
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