Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
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
Franklin Mine (Franklin Limestone Company; Inc.; Crab Orchard Mine), Cumberland 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 Franklin Mine (Franklin Limestone Company; Inc.; Crab Orchard Mine), Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1084504
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1084504:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Limestone
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘCrossville Limestone Company Pit No. 48, Cumberland County, Tennessee, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘEmory Gap Plant No. 522, Roane County, Tennessee, USA
32.3km (20.0 miles) ⓘTen Mile Quarry Pit No. 294, Meigs County, Tennessee, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘSwan Pond Quarry (A. B. Long Quarries; Inc.), Roane County, Tennessee, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘRhea County Limestone (Dayton Mine; Dayton Quarry; Rhea County Limestone Company), Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘSparta quarry (Sparta limestone quarry), White County, Tennessee, USA
58.0km (36.1 miles) ⓘWhite County Highway Deptartment Quarry, White County, Tennessee, USA
58.5km (36.4 miles) ⓘLimestone Quarry (MRDS - 10202464), Knox County, Tennessee, USA
59.9km (37.2 miles) ⓘPutnam Company Highway Deptartment Quarry Pit No. 183, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘAlgood Quarry (Mid-South Pavers; Inc.; Poteet Quarry), Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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