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Oligoclase from
Hawkins Mine (Joe Hawkins Mine; Sandy Ridge Mine; Ruby King Mine; J. C. Hawkins Mine), Stokes County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Albite var: Oligoclase
Formula:(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Oligoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hawkins Mine (Joe Hawkins Mine; Sandy Ridge Mine; Ruby King Mine; J. C. Hawkins Mine), Stokes County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:352097
Long-form Identifier:1:3:352097:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Oligoclase
15.2km (9.5 miles) ⓘKnight Mine, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘReidsville Quarry, Rockingham County, North Carolina, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘMount Airy quarries, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
65.5km (40.7 miles) ⓘElkin Quarry, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘBrown and Stephenson Mine (Brown and Stevenson Mine), Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
67.2km (41.8 miles) ⓘFairmont Copper Mine (Fairmount Copper Mine), Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘCranberry Copper Mine, Cranberry Creek Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
85.9km (53.4 miles) ⓘBald Knob deposit, Bald Knob, Sparta, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘFitches Knob Quarry site, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
95.9km (59.6 miles) ⓘ115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
References
(n.d.) Minerals Availability System (MAS), U.S. Bureau of Mines.
 
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