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⇱ Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence HI-012 (MRDS - 10079272), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA

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Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence HI-012 (MRDS - 10079272), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types
Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence HI-012 (MRDS - 10079272)- not defined -
Morganton- not defined -
Burke CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 54' 38'' North , 81° 45' 52'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Gamewell3,957 (2017)15.8km
Crossnore192 (2017)19.3km
Morganton16,692 (2017)19.7km
Glen Alpine1,500 (2017)20.2km
Lenoir17,888 (2017)20.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
The Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral ClubHickory, North Carolina43km
Mindat Locality ID:
100178
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:100178:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: D'AGOSTINO, JOHN P., 1979, PERSONAL OBSERVATION.
Deposit:: OCCURRENCE IN CHESTNUT MTN TOPO QUAD AT 1:24,000.
Deposit:: 1979 GEOCHEM D'AGOSTINO, GEOCHEM MA
Production:: D'AGOSTINO, 1979
Commodities (Major) - Fluorine-Fluorite
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: Northeast
Host Rock: Granite
Tectonic Structure: Within Brevard Fault System

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Mineral List


1 valid mineral.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
ⓘFluorite3.AB.25CaF2

List of minerals for each chemical element

FFluorine
Fⓘ FluoriteCaF2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ FluoriteCaF2

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