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Locality Name:
Spruce Pine District, Avery Co., North Carolina, USA


mindat Locality ID: 102598
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-102598.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Spruce Pine District, Avery Co., North Carolina, USA": 44
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 43

Number of Child Localities: 13
Child Localities:
Brushy Creek Mine
Burelson Asbestos Mine
Plumtree
Unnamed Clay Pits HI-021 (MRDS - 10079270)
Unnamed Clay Pits HI-022 (MRDS - 10079271)
Unnamed Mica Mine HI-013 (MRDS - 10089700)
Unnamed Mica Mine HI-014 (MRDS - 10079243)
Unnamed Mica Mine HI-015 (MRDS - 10089699)
Unnamed Mica Mine HI-016 (MRDS - 10079242)
Unnamed Mica Mine HI-017 (MRDS - 10089698)
Unnamed Mica Mine HI-023 (MRDS - 10079292)
Unnamed Mica Mines HI-018 (MRDS - 10079244)
Unnamed Mica Mines HI-019 (MRDS - 10100913)

Latitude: 35°59'0"N
Longitude: 81°59'9"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 35.983333333333,-81.985833333333
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Be Ca Fe H K Mg Na O Si 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmphiboleBerylClayClinozoisiteCorundumEpidoteFeldsparKaoliniteMicaNone
Not in a structural groupPyroxeneQuartzSmectite-vermiculiteTalc

12 IMA Minerals at location:
Albite  (*)Anthophyllite  (*)Beryl  (*)Enstatite  (*)Epidote  (*)
Hematite  (*)Kaolinite  (*)Kyanite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Quartz  (*)
Talc  (*)Vermiculite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)12494738803
Anthophyllite  (*)Amphibole   Mg2Mg5Si8O22(OH)21249472718
Beryl  (*)BerylBe3Al2Si6O1812494794286
Enstatite  (*)PyroxeneMg2Si2O61249472944
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)12494998173
Hematite  (*)CorundumFe2O3124948414640
Kaolinite  (*)Clay KaoliniteAl2Si2O5(OH)46249480,249489,249491,249502,249505,2495065591
Kyanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2OSiO412494741507
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)231249474,249475,249476,249477,249478,249479,249480,249481,249482,249483,249484,249485,249486,249487,249488,249489,249490,249491,249492,249493,249494,249495,249496,249497,249498,249499,249500,249501,249502,249503,24950417380
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO234249474,249475,249476,249477,249478,249480,249481,249482,249483,249484,249485,249486,249487,249488,249489,249490,249491,249492,249493,249494,249495,249496,249497,249498,249499,249500,249501,249502,249503,249504,249505,249506,249507,24950961156
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)212494723337
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O4249475,249484,249499,249501652


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