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Quartz from
High Down Quarry, West Buckland, North Devon, Devon, England, UK
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Quartz | |
| Formula: | SiO2 | |
| Comments: | Found as druses and massive veins in some fractures; A major quartz mass exists as a vein filling a fault that cuts the northern wall of the quarry - here the quartz encloses brecciated mudstones, and itself is somewhat brecciated. | |
| Habit: | Druses of crystal points, otherwise massive. | |
| Colour: | White, transparent. | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Common | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Quartz data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view High Down Quarry, West Buckland, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 970707 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:970707:8 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Quartz | ||
| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | ⓘBestridge quarry, Swimbridge, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘEast Combe Mine (Coombe Valley Consols; Swymbridge Mine), Swimbridge, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘBampfylde Mine (Prince Regent Mine; Poltimore Mine; North Molton copper mine), North Molton, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 18.5km (11.5 miles) | ⓘKnap Down Mine, Combe Martin, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 18.5km (11.5 miles) | ⓘOld Combe Martin Mine, Combe Martin, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 19.2km (11.9 miles) | ⓘSherry Combe, Combe Martin, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 20.0km (12.4 miles) | ⓘLester Point, Combe Martin, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 20.3km (12.6 miles) | ⓘWest Woody Bay, Woody Bay, Martinhoe, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 20.7km (12.8 miles) | ⓘHeddons Mouth, Martinhoe, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
| 20.7km (12.9 miles) | ⓘLee Bay, Martinhoe, North Devon, Devon, England, UK | |
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