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Beryl from
Flat Rock Mine (Flat Rock pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Beryl
Formula:Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Beryl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Flat Rock Mine (Flat Rock pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:381477
Long-form Identifier:1:3:381477:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Beryl
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘBuchanan Mine (Buchanan pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘChestnut Flats Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
3.8km (2.3 miles) ⓘHoppus Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘCalhoun Smith Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
4.0km (2.5 miles) ⓘPoteat Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘWiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘRobert Phillips Mine (Old Susie Phillips Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘMcHone Mine pegmatite, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘJake Buchanan Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.
 
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