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Quartz from
LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA


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Quartz, etc.

LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz, etc.

LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz, etc.

LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz, etc.

LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz, etc.

LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
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Quartz, etc.

LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite6
Bertrandite3
Schorl3
Fluorapatite3
Siderite2
Rhodochrosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view LCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:43479
Long-form Identifier:1:3:43479:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.2km (0.2 miles) ⓘBessemer City operations (Hallman Mine; Hallman-Beam Mine; Bessemer operations; Lithium Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
0.7km (0.5 miles) ⓘClaude Beam Prospect, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
0.9km (0.6 miles) ⓘBessemer City Quarry, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) ⓘJones Tin Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘSeaman Tin Prospect, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘE. R. Self Mine (Old Neale Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘPink Wright Tin Occurrence, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘHuskins Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘHolland Tin Prospect, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘRamseur Tin Prospect, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
References
GSA Southeastern Section-60th Annual Meeting(23-25 March 2011)Paper 1-57
 
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