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Asbestos from
Buchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:'Asbestos' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:True identity unknown
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Asbestos data
Locality Data:Click here to view Buchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:371307
Long-form Identifier:1:3:371307:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Asbestos
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘPresnell Mine (Young's Mine), Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘFrank Olivine deposit, Frank, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘDay Book Chromite Prospect, Day Book, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘAsbestos Prospect (MRDS - 10078668), Morganton, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘAsbestos Prospect (MRDS - 10093769), Morganton, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘUnnamed Sample Locality & Nearby Trench Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026478), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘMorgan Hill Chromite Prospect (Morgan Hill Church Prospect), Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘSample Locality Occurrence (Part of Democrat Olivine Body Dunite; MRDS - 10026473), Democrat, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘJ.C. Mills Mine (Mill's Mine; Mills's Mine), Brindletown, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
88.6km (55.0 miles) ⓘAsbestos mine, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
References
Genth, Frederick Augustus (1891) The minerals of North Carolina. Bulletin 74. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b74
 
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