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Quartz from
Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA


Locality type:Gap
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Comments:As geodes to 8 cm. with either a druzy lining of crystals or a cryptocrystalline form (agate).
Colour:colorless to white, grey, or brown
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Millerite61
Pyrite24
Chalcopyrite19
Honessite5
Galena5
Quartz4
- var Chalcedony4
Jamborite4
Dolomite4
Sphalerite3
Marcasite3
Smythite2
Anatase2
Calcite2
Cerussite1
Lepidocrocite1
Hematite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:71897
Long-form Identifier:1:3:71897:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
US highway 27 roadcut, Halls Gap, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘCrab Orchard, Lincoln County, Kentucky, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘCaldwell Stone Company Quarry, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘHayden Vein, Boyd County, Kentucky, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘRenfro Valley (I-75 exit 62), Rockcastle County, Kentucky, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) ⓘSomerset Quarry (Hinkle Contracting quarry), Pulaski County, Kentucky, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘGray Hawk coal bed, Jackson County, Kentucky, USA
59.8km (37.2 miles) ⓘNally - Gibson Quarry, Springfield, Washington County, Kentucky, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) ⓘBassett Products Co. quarry, Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, USA
74.2km (46.1 miles) ⓘBadger Mine and Mill (Badger Mine), Taylor County, Kentucky, USA
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘNally and Gibson Greensburg Quarry, Green County, Kentucky, USA
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