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Gneiss from
Gneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10297306), Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Type:Gneiss
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gneiss data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10297306), Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1086854
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1086854:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gneiss
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Granite Gneiss Quarry HI-010 (MRDS - 10079268), Chestnut Mountain, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Granite Gneiss Quarry, Chestnut Knob (Little Chestnut Mountain), Burke County, North Carolina, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Granite Gneiss Quarry HI-012, Linville Falls, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘGneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10248865), McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘAsbestos Prospect (MRDS - 10078668), Morganton, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘAsbestos Prospect (MRDS - 10093769), Morganton, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorite-Specularite-Gneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10089708), Smyrna, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
14.1km (8.7 miles) ⓘGneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10223815), Burke County, North Carolina, USA
14.9km (9.3 miles) ⓘPax Hill Mine, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gold Mine (MRDS - 10079250), Morganton, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
References
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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