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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Limestone from
Rhea County Limestone (Dayton Mine; Dayton Quarry; Rhea County Limestone Company), Rhea County, Tennessee, USA


Classification
Type:Limestone
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limestone data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rhea County Limestone (Dayton Mine; Dayton Quarry; Rhea County Limestone Company), Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1049392
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1049392:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘTen Mile Quarry Pit No. 294, Meigs County, Tennessee, USA
28.8km (17.9 miles) ⓘCrossville Limestone Company Pit No. 48, Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘHambright Lead Mine, Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘFranklin Mine (Franklin Limestone Company; Inc.; Crab Orchard Mine), Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA
41.1km (25.6 miles) ⓘNonaburg Iron Mine (1869; Hills Bank Safford; Pit Number 332), McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) ⓘBradley Limestone Quarry (Cleveland Quarry; Dalton Rock Products Company Quarry), Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
47.1km (29.3 miles) ⓘEmory Gap Plant No. 522, Roane County, Tennessee, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘWelch Quarry (Bradley Limestone Company; Inc.), Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
49.1km (30.5 miles) ⓘHardwick Lead Mine (Dollie D), Bradley County, Tennessee, USA
50.9km (31.6 miles) ⓘMt. Vernon Quarry (Craighead Limestone Company), Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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