| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Opal var: Opal-AN |
| Formula: | SiO2 · nH2O |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Muscovite | ⓘ3 photos of Opal-AN associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | ⓘ3 photos of Opal-AN associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Apatite | 2 photos of Opal-AN associated with Apatite at this locality. |
| Mica Group | 2 photos of Opal-AN associated with Mica Group at this locality. |
| Feldspar Group | ⓘ2 photos of Opal-AN associated with Feldspar Group at this locality. |
| Oligoclase | ⓘ1 photo of Opal-AN associated with Oligoclase at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Opal-AN data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 21474 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:21474:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 985a957e-0eff-4883-8fd6-4574f1490e35 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Opal-AN |
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| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘFanny Gouge Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 11.2km (7.0 miles) | ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 12.5km (7.8 miles) | ⓘHuskins Mine, Seven Mile Ridge, Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 13.1km (8.1 miles) | ⓘGlenn Mine, Crabtree Creek, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 14.3km (8.9 miles) | ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 15.7km (9.8 miles) | ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 16.6km (10.3 miles) | ⓘDeer Park Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 16.6km (10.3 miles) | ⓘDeer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 17.0km (10.5 miles) | ⓘSouthers Branch Mine (Sullins Branch Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 18.2km (11.3 miles) | ⓘPine Mountain (Pine Mountain Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
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Ray Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA