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Dimension Stone (commodity) from
Elk Creek Quarry, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Commodity:Dimension Stone (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Dimension Stone (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elk Creek Quarry, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1118293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1118293:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Dimension Stone (commodity)
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘElk Stone Pit, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
24.1km (14.9 miles) ⓘQuartzite Quarry (MRDS - 10248630), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘGiles Quarry (Wilson Quarry), Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
28.1km (17.5 miles) ⓘQuartzite Quarry (MRDS - 10175380), Avery County, North Carolina, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Granite Gneiss Quarry HI-012, Linville Falls, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘUnnamed Fluorite-Specularite-Gneiss Quarry (MRDS - 10089708), Smyrna, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
48.0km (29.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gneiss Quarry GI-022 (MRDS - 10106098), Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘBowman Quarry, McDowell County, North Carolina, USA
78.3km (48.7 miles) ⓘUnnamed Quartz Monzonite Quarry EJ-022 (MRDS - 10107359), Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
84.5km (52.5 miles) ⓘQuarry (MRDS - 10276830), Lime Hill, Washington County, Virginia, USA
 
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