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Dolomite from
Moler Quarry (United States Steel Corp.), Jefferson County, West Virginia, 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 Moler Quarry (United States Steel Corp.), Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1211234
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1211234:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
5.0km (3.1 miles) ⓘHowell zinc prospect, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
19.7km (12.2 miles) ⓘBerryville Mine (Keneagy Ore Bank), Clarke County, Virginia, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) ⓘFrogtown Prospect, Northern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Clarke County, Virginia, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘLoudon Marble Company Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
36.1km (22.5 miles) ⓘPinesburg Quarry, Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘWinchester Quarry (Stuart M. Perry Inc.), Frederick County, Virginia, USA
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘTschiffely (Wheatlands) Aggregate Quarry, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
52.4km (32.6 miles) ⓘLiberty Mine, Libertytown, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
54.0km (33.5 miles) ⓘBull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
55.0km (34.2 miles) ⓘUnionville Mine, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
References
Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.p.593
 
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