Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Arsenuranylite vs. Talc
It's a pair of soft and lovely minerals as Stichtite and Talc compete for your votes.
Log InRegister
Quick Links : The Mindat ManualThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryMindat Newsletter [Free Download]
Home PageAbout MindatThe Mindat ManualHistory of MindatCopyright StatusWho We AreContact UsAdvertise on Mindat
Donate to MindatCorporate SponsorshipSponsor a PageSponsored PagesMindat AdvertisersAdvertise on Mindat
Learning CenterWhat is a mineral?The most common minerals on earthInformation for EducatorsMindat ArticlesThe ElementsThe Rock H. Currier Digital LibraryGeologic TimeExplore Fossils
Minerals by PropertiesMinerals by ChemistryMineral Visual ExplorerAdvanced Locality SearchRandom MineralRandom LocalitySearch by minIDLocalities Near MeSearch ArticlesSearch GlossaryMore Search Options
Search For:
Mineral Name:
Locality Name:
Keyword(s):
 
The Mindat ManualAdd a New PhotoRate PhotosLocality Edit ReportCoordinate Completion ReportAdd Glossary Item
Mining CompaniesStatisticsUsersMineral MuseumsClubs & OrganizationsMineral Shows & EventsThe Mindat DirectoryDevice SettingsThe Mineral QuizTime Machine
Photo SearchPhoto GalleriesSearch by ColorPhoto Colour ExplorerNew Photos TodayNew Photos YesterdayMembers' Photo GalleriesPast Photo of the Day GalleryPhotography

Quartzite from
Shuford Mine (Cansler and Shuford Mine; Catawba Gold Mine), Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Quartzite
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartzite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shuford Mine (Cansler and Shuford Mine; Catawba Gold Mine), Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1041512
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1041512:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
61.3km (38.1 miles) ⓘHenry Knob Mine, York County, South Carolina, USA
64.8km (40.2 miles) ⓘKluttz Shale Mine, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
78.2km (48.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Iron Ore Mine Gl - 074, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
79.2km (49.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quartzite Quarry HI-028 (MRDS - 10079286), Linville Falls, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Iron Ore Prospects Gl - 087, Cherokee County, South Carolina, USA
83.5km (51.9 miles) ⓘQuartzite Quarry (MRDS - 10175380), Avery County, North Carolina, USA
87.1km (54.2 miles) ⓘQuartzite Quarry (MRDS - 10248630), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
and/or  
Mindat.org® is an outreach project of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Mindat® and mindat.org® are registered trademarks of the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy.
Copyright © mindat.org and the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy 1993-2026, except where stated. Most political location boundaries are © OpenStreetMap contributors. Mindat.org relies on the contributions of thousands of members and supporters. Founded in 2000 by Jolyon Ralph and Ida Chau.
Content on this site may not be used to train, fine-tune, or otherwise develop artificial intelligence or machine learning models without prior written permission - see our Terms & Conditions.
To cite: Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org: The open access mineralogy database to accelerate data-intensive geoscience research. American Mineralogist, 110(6), 833–844. doi:10.2138/am-2024-9486.
Privacy Policy - Terms & Conditions - Contact Us / DMCA issues - Report a bug/vulnerability Current server date and time: September 8, 2026 08:43:06
Go to top of page