| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Albite var: Oligoclase |
| Formula: | (Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8] |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| References: | Wilson,W.F and McKenzie, B.J , 1978, Mineral Collecting Sites In North Carolina, Information Circular 24 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Oligoclase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Big Bess Mine (M. S. Bess Mine; M. M. Carpenter Mine), Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Oligoclase |
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| 3.1km (1.9 miles) | | ⓘBessemer City operations (Hallman Mine; Hallman-Beam Mine; Bessemer operations; Lithium Mine), Bessemer City, Carolina Tin-Spodumene Belt, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA |
| 14.0km (8.7 miles) | | ⓘFoote Lithium Co. Mine (Foote Mine), Kings Mountain Mining District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA |
| 15.2km (9.5 miles) | | ⓘUnnamed Mica Prospect Fl - 058 (MRDS - 10078260), Kings Mountain Mining District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA |
| 15.3km (9.5 miles) | | ⓘKings Mountain Mica Mine, Kings Mountain Mining District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA |
| 16.0km (9.9 miles) | | ⓘMoss Kaolin and Mica Mine, Kings Mountain Mining District, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA |
| 21.3km (13.2 miles) | | ⓘFrank Cornwall Mine (Old J. S. Blanton Mine), Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA |
| 23.1km (14.3 miles) | | ⓘPlantation Emerald Mine (Old Plantation Mine; Tarper Mine), Shelby, Cleveland Co., North Carolina, USA |
| 35.2km (21.9 miles) | | ⓘUnnamed Mica Prospect Gl - 052, Gaffney Area, Cherokee Co., South Carolina, USA |
| 47.9km (29.8 miles) | | ⓘWalker Top Mountain, Burke Co., North Carolina, USA |
| 64.4km (40.0 miles) | | ⓘSuperior Stone Company Quarry (Statesville Quarry), Statesville, Iredell Co., North Carolina, USA |