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Byssolite from
Cedar Mountain Stone Corp. Quarry (A. H. Smith quarry), Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA


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Byssolite, etc.

Cedar Mountain Stone Corp. Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
03694670017369687315403.jpg
Byssolite, etc.

Cedar Mountain Stone Corp. Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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Byssolite, etc.

Cedar Mountain Stone Corp. Quarry, Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite
Formula:AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Epidote3
Actinolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Byssolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Cedar Mountain Stone Corp. Quarry (A. H. Smith quarry), Mitchell, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:159176
Long-form Identifier:1:3:159176:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite
59.3km (36.9 miles) ⓘMillbrook Quarry (Haymarket Quarry), Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
61.1km (38.0 miles) ⓘGainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
64.3km (40.0 miles) ⓘVulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
70.9km (44.1 miles) ⓘFairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
71.1km (44.2 miles) ⓘBull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
75.8km (47.1 miles) ⓘCentreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
79.0km (49.1 miles) ⓘVirginia Crushed Stone Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
82.4km (51.2 miles) ⓘHighway 50 intersection, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘOld Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
References
Virginia Minerals, Vol. 48, No. 2/3, May/August 2002
 
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