Meeper Mine, Pisgah National Forest, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA

Kyanite
Meeper Mine, Pisgah National Forest, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA

Photo: Keith Wood

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One of at least three kyanite-bearing pegmatites in Pisgah National Forest near the Blue Ridge Parkway, north of Asheville, North Carolina. The locations are significant in being confirmed magmatic occurrences of kyanite, possibly unique in the world.

Mineral List

Albite
var: Andesine
Biotite
Fluorapatite

Kyanite
'Monazite'
Monazite-(Ce)

Muscovite
Quartz
Schorl

Spessartine
Xenotime-(Y)
Zircon

12 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

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