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Specularite from
Greenbriar, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA


Classification
Species:Hematite var: Specularite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Specularite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Greenbriar, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368152:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Specularite
8.4km (5.2 miles) Theodora Mine, Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) Chantilly Quarry, Chantilly, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) Vulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
17.5km (10.9 miles) Difficult Run, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) Goose Creek Mine (Eagle Mine), Culpeper Basin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
34.7km (21.5 miles) Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
61.7km (38.3 miles) Farmers Cooperative Limestone Quarry, New London, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
62.1km (38.6 miles) New London Mine (Linganore Mine), New London, Frederick County, Maryland, USA
67.4km (41.9 miles) Springfield Mine (Mr. Tysons Mine; Sykesville Mine), Sykesville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
71.2km (44.2 miles) Culpeper Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
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