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Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock from
Christ School Quarry, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Type:Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock data
Locality Data:Click here to view Christ School Quarry, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1041387
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1041387:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Coarse-grained ("plutonic") crystalline igneous rock
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Crushed Stone Quarry (MRDS - 10026297), Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Mica Sample Locality (MRDS - 10026310), Polk County, North Carolina, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Marble occurrence [1], Polk County, North Carolina, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘKilpatrick Asbestos Mine (Kilpatrick Mine), Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘBlue Rock Asbestos Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
56.8km (35.3 miles) ⓘNewdale Asbestos Mine, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
58.6km (36.4 miles) ⓘUnnamed Clay Pit (MRDS - 10106230), Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
58.7km (36.5 miles) ⓘPhillips Prospect (Lovedahl Copper Prospect), Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘOakland Asbestos Mine, Lake Toxaway, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
61.8km (38.4 miles) ⓘC. W. Allen prospect (Cane River Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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