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Limestone from
Hoover Mine, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hoover Mine, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1048883
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1048883:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘCarter Prospect, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) ⓘDavenport Prospect, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘPaschal Prospect, Cannon County, Tennessee, USA
14.4km (9.0 miles) ⓘKnight Mine (Knight prospect), Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘMurfreesboro Quarry (Hoover; Inc.), Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘRobinson Prospect, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘHoover Gap Plant (Vulcan Materials Company; Midsouth Div.), Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘB & B Stone Company Quarry (Liberty Quarry), DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘWilder Hollow Prospect, DeKalb County, Tennessee, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘRutherford County Highway Department Quarry, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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