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Granite (commodity) from
Grandfather Mountain Quarry, Avery County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Commodity:Granite (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Granite (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Grandfather Mountain Quarry, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1115900
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1115900:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Granite (commodity)
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘGranite Quarry (MRDS - 10297295), Avery County, North Carolina, USA
13.0km (8.0 miles) ⓘQuarry (MRDS - 10074542), Avery County, North Carolina, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘGneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10248865), McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘMiller Quarry, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘGneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10223815), Burke County, North Carolina, USA
35.0km (21.8 miles) ⓘKona Black Quarry (Boone Quarry), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘCausby Quarry, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
39.5km (24.6 miles) ⓘGranite Quarry (MRDS - 10074532), Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) ⓘQuarry (MRDS - 10074568), Burke County, North Carolina, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘUnnamed Stone Quarry EL-002 (MRDS - 10089807), Taylorsville, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
 
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