Specimen Number31-7-004Alternate Number49-20-1CommentsSwirled olivine and chromite with minor red corundum.In Teaching CollectionNoMineral(s)olivinechromitecorundumRock NameCr oreDistrictNorth CarolinaMineBalsam GapExternal LinkMindatGeo-LocationDark Ridge CreekDeposit TypeAlpine peridotiteGeo-Coords[1] Donated ByUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison Department of GeoscienceReference MaterialACL-191: Hatcher, R.D., and Butler, J.R., eds., 1979, Guidebook for Southern Appalachian Field Trip in the Carolinas, Tennessee, and Northeastern Georgia, September 9-15, 1979; IGCP Proj. 27, 117 p.
31-7-004: Cr ore - North Carolina District - Balsam Gap Mine. Franklin College Collections, accessed 13/11/2026, https://digitalcollections.franklin.uga.edu/nodes/view/53235