| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Ankerite |
| Formula: | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
| Comments: | Common as cleavage masses filling certain veins, rarely found as euhedral crystals in vugs within similar veins. |
| Habit: | rhombohedrons, cleavage masses |
| Colour: | white when fresh, rust colored when weathered |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Confirmation Details: | Where Tested and Reference ID: K. Wood |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Ilmenite | 2 |
| Plagioclase | 2 |
| Almandine | 1 |
| Allanite Group | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ankerite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39905 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39905:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite |
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| 28.1km (17.4 miles) | ⓘHiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 28.4km (17.6 miles) | ⓘEllis Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 30.1km (18.7 miles) | ⓘNorth American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 73.8km (45.8 miles) | ⓘPhoenix Mine (Vanderburg Mine; Miami mine), Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA |
| 76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘOre Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA |
| 82.3km (51.2 miles) | ⓘEast Shaft, Pioneer Mills Mine, Charlotte Belt, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA |
| 84.8km (52.7 miles) | ⓘQuaker City Mine, Charlotte Belt, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA |
| 96.1km (59.7 miles) | ⓘPeters Mine, Cid Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA |
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Martin Marietta Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA