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Quartz from
St. James Church, Amherst County, Virginia, USA


Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view St. James Church, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:370727
Long-form Identifier:1:3:370727:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘMoore Mine (Wreck Island Creek Mine), Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘButton Manganese Mine, James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
5.1km (3.1 miles) ⓘEnterprise Mines, Beckham, Appomattox County, Virginia, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘFolly Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Folley Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘChristian Tract Mine (Buffalo Ridge Prospects; Dunlap Mine; Piedmont Copper Mines), Glades, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘJoe Creek Mine, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘBoxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘColleen Prospect, Nelson County, Virginia, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘConcord Mine, Campbell County, Virginia, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) ⓘU. S. Titanium Company Mine (Warwick Prospect; American Cyanamide Piney River Mine), Roseland, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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