Locality type: | Open-Cast Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Almandine |
Formula: | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Comments: | Most frequently encountered in the contact zone. Most specimens retained are uninspiring micros. |
Habit: | Dodecahedrons. |
Colour: | Brick red, brown from weathering. |
Luminescent properties: | none |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Almandine data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Foote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 45056 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:45056:0 |
GUID (UUID V4): | d970eb64-14b1-4c26-91a2-5f18eed273f4 |
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine |
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14.5km (9.0 miles) | ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA |
15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘBessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA |
31.3km (19.5 miles) | ⓘBiggerstaff Mine (Deadman Mine), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA |
40.3km (25.1 miles) | ⓘTodd Mine, Charlotte Mining District, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA |
56.5km (35.1 miles) | ⓘMartin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
66.9km (41.6 miles) | ⓘMorganton Quarry (Vulcan Materials Co. Quarry), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA |
76.5km (47.6 miles) | ⓘCaldwell Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
82.3km (51.1 miles) | ⓘNorth American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
89.9km (55.8 miles) | ⓘW. A. Campbell Prospect, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA |
References |
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Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | pohwatp@si.edu Muscovite Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California R ocks are made up of minerals. Some...magnesium, manganese, ferric and ferrous iron, lithium, chromium, vanadium, and titanium. Fluorine and...the littleknown locality of Shannon Canyon, Inyo County, California. The specimen is 3 × 4 cm and was collected...in tin-tungsten deposits (such as the Panasquiera mine) and is a constituent of granite, aplite, gneiss...from the Strickland quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut. This is typical of the specimens |
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