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Thomas Mine (Balsam Gap kyanite location; Parkway kyanite location), Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA

Kyanite
Thomas Mine, Buncombe Co., North Carolina, USA
Latitude: 35°44'29"N
Longitude: 82°20'30"W
Two outcrops of kyanite-bearing pegmatite. The Blue Ridge Parkway/National Forest boundary passes between the two. The location is often erroneously refered to as the Balsam Gap kyanite location or the Parkway kyanite location. The site has to some extent been reclaimed by the National Park.

Mineral List

Albite
var: Andesine

Almandine
'Biotite'
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Dravite
Fluorapatite
Gedrite
'Gummite'
Hercynite
'Hornblende'
Kyanite
Muscovite
'Olivine'
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Pentlandite
Pyrrhotite
Quartz
Rutile
Schorl
Sillimanite
Spessartine
Xenotime-(Y)
Zircon


24 entries listed. 17 valid minerals.

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