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Microcline from
McKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Samarskite-(Y)β“˜1 photo of Microcline associated with Samarskite-(Y) at this locality.
Smoky Quartzβ“˜1 photo of Microcline associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Chalcopyriteβ“˜1 photo of Microcline associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view McKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:7653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:7653:1
GUID (UUID V4):2aa0de75-e763-46a7-89c1-23981cbd5e34
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
6.1km (3.8 miles) β“˜Chalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.0km (4.3 miles) β“˜McHone Mine pegmatite, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) β“˜Poteat Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) β“˜Wiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) β“˜English Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) β“˜Deer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.9km (6.2 miles) β“˜Frogeye Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) β“˜Buchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) β“˜Hawkins Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
11.8km (7.3 miles) β“˜Cattail Mine (Iscom Mine), Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
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