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Forsterite from
Newfound Gap Olivine deposit, Canton-Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Forsterite
Formula:Mg2SiO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Forsterite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Newfound Gap Olivine deposit, Canton-Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:710439
Long-form Identifier:1:3:710439:8
GUID (UUID V4):82c747ee-b791-46c0-8f42-2c6119f51005
Nearest other occurrences of Forsterite
8.4km (5.2 miles) Western North Carolina Nickel Laterite Occurrence (TES), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
32.1km (19.9 miles) Unnamed Sample Locality Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026473), Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) Goldsmith Mine, Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
33.9km (21.1 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
48.0km (29.8 miles) Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
61.7km (38.4 miles) Day Book, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
84.7km (52.6 miles) Senia Olivine Deposit, Frank, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
88.1km (54.7 miles) Frank Olivine deposit, Frank, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
95.2km (59.2 miles) Chunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, North Carolina, USA
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