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Quartz from
Phifer Mine (Price Gold Mine), Union County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Phifer Mine (Price Gold Mine), Union County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1012569
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1012569:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘLewis Mine, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘOre Hill Mine (Ore Hill Gold Mine), Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘEast Hill Mine, Union County, North Carolina, USA
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘFolger Hill (Folger Hill Gold-Silver Mine), Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘHemby Mine, Union County, North Carolina, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘDavis Mine, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘMoore Hill Mine, Monroe, Union County, North Carolina, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gold Mine (MRDS - 10071297), Union County, North Carolina, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘBrown Hill Mine (Harkness Mine), Union County, North Carolina, USA
4.7km (3.0 miles) ⓘBlack Mine, Union County, North Carolina, USA
References
Carpenter, P. Albert III (1976) Metallic Mineral Deposits of the Carolina Slate Belt. Bulletin 84. North Carolina Geological Survey
 
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