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Quartz from
Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Alum Cave Bluff, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1647750
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1647750:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘSilers Bald Prospect (Calhoun Prospect), Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘCarson Kaolin and Feldspar Mines (Hill Mine), Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘEast Fork Mine (East Fork manganese mine), East Fork Mining District, Sevier County, Tennessee, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘCalhoun Prospect, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
26.5km (16.5 miles) ⓘTownsend prospect, Tuckaleechee Cove, Blount County, Tennessee, USA
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘPayne and Sullivan Kaolin Mine, Bryson City Feldspar Mining District, Swain County, North Carolina, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘHazel Creek Mine (Everett Mine; Adams Mine; Adams-Westfelt Property), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
34.2km (21.2 miles) ⓘFontana Mine, Swain County Copper Mining District (Fontana Mining District), Swain County, North Carolina, USA
35.6km (22.1 miles) ⓘW. G. Dillard prospects, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘDiller Bryson Mine, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
References
PXRD and EDS by Tony Kampf in May, 2024Identified by Tony Nikischer: XRD, SEM-EDS
 
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