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| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| Charles Creekmur collection in trade from NC field collector |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| Forsyth Gem and Mineral Club |
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| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
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| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| (2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey. |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| Collection of Alex Earl |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
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| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
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| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
| J.Robert Butler,1984,Map showing Paleozoic Metamorphic Facies,NCGS |
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| Magma Field Trip Reports |
| C.W. Allen collection |
| "Mineralogy of the Ray Mica Mine" by J.W. Miller and C.W. Allen |
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| Rocks & Min.: 18:47. |
| Lesure, Frank Gardner (1968) Mica deposits of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina. Professional Paper 577. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp577 |
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| Mark Harrison Collection |
Thomas Mine, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA