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Dolomite from
Rockway Quarry (Limestone Products Corp.), Colonial Heights, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rockway Quarry (Limestone Products Corp.), Colonial Heights, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1090990
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1090990:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘTri-Cities Airport quarry (Tri-City Airport quarry), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
10.9km (6.8 miles) ⓘGray Fossil site, Gray, Washington County, Tennessee, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘCox Barite Prospect, Fall Branch Barite Mining District (Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
12.0km (7.4 miles) ⓘWells zinc prospect, Fall Branch Barite Mining District (Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
12.6km (7.8 miles) ⓘCox Prospect, Fall Branch Barite Mining District (Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘFall Branch zinc mine, Fall Branch Barite Mining District (Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘMurrell Farm Prospect (Murrel Farms prospect), Fall Branch Barite Mining District (Fall Branch-Greeneville Mining District), Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘBowman Mine (Bowman-Graves Mine; Arcadia Mine; Graves Prospect), Arcadia Mining District, Scott County, Virginia, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘClick Ridge Barite Prospect, Rogersville Area, Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘCarden Zinc prospect (Lyons prospect), Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
References
Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.p.537
 
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