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Moncure Quarry (Wake Stone Corporation), Moncure, Lee County, North Carolina, USAi
Regional Level Types
Moncure Quarry (Wake Stone Corporation)Quarry
Moncure- not defined -
Lee CountyCounty
North CarolinaState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 37' 10'' North , 79° 6' 20'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Moncure711 (2017)2.5km
Farmville4,613 (2017)11.7km
Pittsboro4,198 (2017)12.9km
Sanford29,144 (2017)16.9km
Gulf144 (2017)17.2km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Central North Carolina Mineral ClubChapel Hill, North Carolina33km
North Carolina Fossil ClubRaleigh, North Carolina45km
Tar Heel Gem & Mineral ClubRaleigh, North Carolina45km
Mindat Locality ID:
69443
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:69443:1
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Quarry opened by Wake Stone Corporation in 1974. It was closed in 1982 and reopened in 1988 and has been operating since.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


6 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Fluorescence: Fluorescence in S.W UV - red
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Kutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4

List of minerals for each chemical element

CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
OOxygen
O BaryteBaSO4
O CalciteCaCO3
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
O QuartzSiO2
FFluorine
F FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mn KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
BaBarium
Ba BaryteBaSO4

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