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Feldspar Group from
Balfour Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Feldspar Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Feldspar Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Balfour Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1017739
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1017739:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Feldspar Group
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPink Star Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘTalbert and Hill prospect, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘSouthern Homestake Mine (Cameron Mountain Mine), Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘHoover Hill Mine, Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘSuperior Stone Company Quarry (Statesville Quarry), Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
57.2km (35.5 miles) ⓘTerry Mine, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
60.3km (37.5 miles) ⓘHauser Mine, Yadkin County, North Carolina, USA
64.3km (39.9 miles) ⓘWade Pharr Prospect, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
66.2km (41.2 miles) ⓘO. F. Patterson Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
68.0km (42.3 miles) ⓘWithers Prospect, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
References
I,The Salisbury Pluton:Geological Society of America Bulletin,v.82,p.409-416
Fullagar,P.D.,Lemmon,R.E,and Ragland,P.C.,(1971) Petrology and Geochronological Studies of Plutonic Rocks In The Southern Applachians
 
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