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Albite from
Bessemer City operations (Hallman Mine; Hallman-Beam Mine; Bessemer operations; Lithium Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bessemer City operations (Hallman Mine; Hallman-Beam Mine; Bessemer operations; Lithium Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:819361
Long-form Identifier:1:3:819361:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘBessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘBig Bess Mine (M. S. Bess Mine; M. M. Carpenter Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘCarolina Lithium Project, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
12.7km (7.9 miles) ⓘMartin Marietta Lithium Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘFaires Tin Mine (E. C. Faires property; Faires prospect; Atlas shaft), Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
14.7km (9.2 miles) ⓘFoote Lithium Co. Mine, Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘKings Mountain Mica Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
16.5km (10.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica Prospect Fl - 058 (MRDS - 10078260), Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
17.1km (10.6 miles) ⓘMoss Kaolin and Mica Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
References
The Geological Society Of America
Hogan,Davison L.,Tabor,Beth M.,Harper,John R.,Vanhazebroeck,Ethan.,Lawler,Jesse D.,Saenger,Abigail L.,Tayor,Nicholas J.,Fleisher,Christopher J.,and Swanson,Samuel E.(2012) Comparison Of Mineralogy Of Li Pegmatites In The Kings Mountain District, North Carolina
 
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