| Locality type: | Pegmatite |
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| Species: | Fluorite |
| Formula: | CaF2 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fluorite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view McHone Mine pegmatite, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 991001 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:991001:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 2e045007-a098-44da-9f69-e6180697edf1 |
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| 4.3km (2.6 miles) | ⓘCrabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 17.7km (11.0 miles) | ⓘRay Mica Mine, Hurricane Mountain, Burnsville, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA |
| 26.2km (16.3 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Fluorite-Specularite-Gneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10089708), Smyrna, Burke County, North Carolina, USA |
| 28.7km (17.9 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Fluorite Occurrence HI-012 (MRDS - 10079272), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA |
| 29.4km (18.3 miles) | ⓘBrown Mountain, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 36.6km (22.7 miles) | ⓘBeech Mountain, Avery County, North Carolina, USA |
| 40.2km (25.0 miles) | ⓘFinney and Teegarden Hematitic Magnetite Mine, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA |
| 42.7km (26.6 miles) | ⓘRabbit Station Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA |
| 42.9km (26.6 miles) | ⓘBlack Bear Hematitic Magnetite Prospect, Walnut Mountain Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA |
| 43.9km (27.3 miles) | ⓘBall Feldspar Mine, Madison County, North Carolina, USA |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Libraries, Kingston"] at 08:14 13 August 2013 Fluorite in Granitic Pegmatites MARK IVAN JACOBSON 1714...l.com No pegmatite mineral collection is complete without octahe- dral or cubic fluorite crystals perched...earlier-formed minerals. Fluorite is almost always a late-stage mineral in pegmatite cavities, forming a colorful...quartz are enhanced by a purple or green cube of fluorite hanging from a crystal face or nestled on a crystal...Index map showing the major worldwide pegmatitic fluorite localities, prepared by William Besse. The numbers |  | | Journal (issue) | | Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds................................... 2 Independence Mine, .................................................................................. 2 Himalaya pegmatite,.................................................................................. 2 Unnamed pegmatite occurrence, Volcan Mountains ........................................ 3 Little Three Mine,.......................................................... |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | pegmatites in the Spruce Pine District, North Carolina, USA Samuel E. Swanson*, William B. Veal Department...Plutonic Suite occur as small plutons and numerous pegmatite bodies intruded into amphibolite-grade schists... Some of the plutons contain up to 50 % pegmatite. Pegmatite mineralogy is similar to the granodiorites;...Keywords: Spruce Pine, pegmatites, mineralogy, North Carolina Received: 16 October 2009; accepted: 1 April...the Spruce Pine Mining District in western North Carolina have a long history of providing various minerals |
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