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Quartzite from
Old Dixie Mine (Coalshire Coldshort), Rockbridge County, Virginia, 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 Old Dixie Mine (Coalshire Coldshort), Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1043497
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1043497:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartzite
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘVesuvius Mine (Fauber Mine), Lyndhurst-Vesuvius Mining District, Northern Section - Blue Ridge Province, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘInch Branch Prospect, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘMiller Knob Prospect, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘMease Barite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘRamsey Mountain Prospects, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
42.7km (26.6 miles) ⓘAugusta Mine, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
43.2km (26.8 miles) ⓘMeadow Run Prospect, Augusta County, Virginia, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘGay Hematite Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
44.5km (27.7 miles) ⓘGreenway Hematite Mines (Dewitt), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘBugley Mine, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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