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Quartz from
Meldon Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Axinite Group1
Tourmaline1
Apatite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Meldon Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13668
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13668:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘMeldon Aplite Quarry, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘMeldon Mine, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘOkehampton Consols, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘWheal Forest, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘHomerton Mine, Okehampton Hamlets, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSourton Down Consols, Sourton, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
4.6km (2.9 miles) ⓘTor Wood Mines, Sourton, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘIvy Tor Mine, Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘKnack Mine (Steeperton Mine), Dartmoor Forest, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
6.7km (4.2 miles) ⓘBelstone Consols (Mid-Devon Copper Mine), Belstone, West Devon, Devon, England, UK
References
Dearman, W. R. (1966) Rhodonite from Meldon, Okehampton, Devonshire. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 35 (275) 991-994 doi:10.1180/minmag.1966.035.275.12
www.mineralman.f9.co.uk (2001) http://www.mineralman.f9.co.uk/quarries/meldon.htm
 
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