| Locality type: | Town |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Clinozoisite |
| Formula: | (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH) |
| Comments: | Two masses of coarse clinozoisite have been found. Single grains up to several cm occur. One mass was found on the lower part of the Rainbow loop trail, the other on the lowere parts of Greybeard trail |
| Habit: | massive crystalline material, rare crystals |
| Colour: | light brown, grayish brown |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Optical Analysis |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Clinozoisite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Montreat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 270177 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:270177:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 9344da93-6699-4b7c-86b3-6ca98bca9623 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Clinozoisite |
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| 26.9km (16.7 miles) | ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 27.0km (16.8 miles) | ⓘFanny Gouge Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 27.6km (17.1 miles) | ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 28.5km (17.7 miles) | ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 30.5km (18.9 miles) | ⓘCrabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 33.5km (20.8 miles) | ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 36.7km (22.8 miles) | ⓘDeer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 37.9km (23.5 miles) | ⓘSinkhole Mine, Bandana, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 48.1km (29.9 miles) | ⓘGouge Mine (Googe Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 62.6km (38.9 miles) | ⓘCranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA |
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