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Quartz from
Barite Hill Mine, McCormick, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Baryte3
Goethite3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Barite Hill Mine, McCormick, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:139522
Long-form Identifier:1:3:139522:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘDorn Gold Mine, McCormick, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘBordeaux Quarry, Bordeaux, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘClaude Rhodes property, Kenna, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘColley Mine, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘPiedmont Manganese Belt (Georgia-South Carolina Piedmont Mn. Belt), Lincoln County, Georgia, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘNeill Mine (Neel Mine), McCormick County, South Carolina, USA
22.7km (14.1 miles) ⓘLyons Mine, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘParsons Mountain Pyrophyllite prospect, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘPhillips Mine, Woodlawn, Lincoln County, Georgia, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘBoles occurrence, Edgefield County, South Carolina, USA
References
Seal II, Robert R., Ayuso, Robert A., Foley, Nora K., Clark, Sandra H. B. (2001) Sulfur and lead isotope geochemistry of hypogene mineralization at the Barite Hill Gold Deposit, Carolina Slate Belt, southeastern United States: a window into and through regional metamorphism. Mineralium Deposita, 36 (2) 137-148 doi:10.1007/s001260050294
(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.
 
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