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Sinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude: 35°58'N
Longitude: 82°10'W
Longitude: 82°10'W
produced high grade "ruby" sheet muscovite.
Mineral List
| Albite Almandine 'Biotite' Clinozoisite var: Clinothulite | Fluorapatite Kyanite Microcline var: Amazonite | 'Moonstone' Muscovite Orthoclase | Quartz |
13 entries listed. 8 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.
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References
OLSON, J. C. (1944), NC DEPT OF CONS & DEVEL BULL 43: 54-55.
Rocks & Minerals (1995): 60: 66.
Jacquot, Jr., Richard James (2003), Rock, Gem, and Mineral Collecting Sites In Western North Carolina: 46.
Streeter, Michael (2003), A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains: 82-83.
Rocks & Minerals (1995): 60: 66.
Jacquot, Jr., Richard James (2003), Rock, Gem, and Mineral Collecting Sites In Western North Carolina: 46.
Streeter, Michael (2003), A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolinas Blue Ridge Mountains: 82-83.
External Links
www.geology.enr.state.nc.us/proj_earth/feldspar_data.html (Feldspar-North Carolina Geological Survey)
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