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Cyrtolite from
McKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Zircon var: Cyrtolite
Formula:Zr[(SiO4),(OH)4]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cyrtolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view McKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:417865
Long-form Identifier:1:3:417865:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Cyrtolite
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘFanny Gouge Mine, Micaville, Celo, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘWiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
9.4km (5.9 miles) ⓘEnglish Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘFlat Rock Mine (Flat Rock pegmatite), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘGouge Mine (Googe Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
38.5km (24.0 miles) ⓘJ.C. Mills Mine (Mill's Mine; Mills's Mine), Brindletown, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
72.3km (44.9 miles) ⓘFreeman Mine, Tuxedo, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘJones Mine, Zirconia, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘZirconia Mine, Zirconia Pegmatite Mining District, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
References
Wilson, W.F., McKenzie, B.J. (1978) Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina. Information Circular 24. North Carolina Division of Mineral Resources
 
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