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Dolomite from
Sparta quarry (Sparta limestone quarry), White County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sparta quarry (Sparta limestone quarry), White County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1016631
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1016631:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘVan Buren County Highway Department quarry (Pit No. 394), Spencer, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA
41.9km (26.0 miles) ⓘRight Fork prospect, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘStonewall Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
43.6km (27.1 miles) ⓘEast Gainesboro prospect, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
44.1km (27.4 miles) ⓘRoaring River Prospect, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
44.8km (27.8 miles) ⓘGainesboro prospect, Jackson County, Tennessee, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘElmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
47.4km (29.5 miles) ⓘGordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘCarthage property (Gore; North Cumberland), Smith County, Tennessee, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘDolly Cowan Limestone Quarry, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
References
Peterson,M.N.A.,(1961) Expandable Chloritic Clay Minerals From Upper Mississippian Carbonate Rocks Of The Cumberland Plateau In Tennessee :The American Mineralogist,Vol. 46, Nov- Dec, 1961
 
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