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Ilmenite from
Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:368379
Long-form Identifier:1:3:368379:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘVulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘUnnamed PGE Occurrence (MRDS - 10048644), Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ⓘMaryland Mine (Allen shaft), Potomac, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
34.0km (21.1 miles) ⓘCabin John Creek, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘHunting Hill Quarry, Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
64.4km (40.0 miles) ⓘPopes Creek, Charles County, Maryland, USA
70.6km (43.8 miles) ⓘWaterlick, Warren County, Virginia, USA
83.7km (52.0 miles) ⓘMineral Hill Mine, Louisville, Carroll County, Maryland, USA
91.3km (56.7 miles) ⓘScientists Cliffs beach alluvials, Calvert County, Maryland, USA
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘSulphur Mine (Crenshaw Mine; Victoria Furnace Mine), Mineral, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Louisa County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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