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Ankerite from
Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
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
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:XRD
Confirmation Details:Where Tested and Reference ID: K. Wood
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Ilmenite2
Plagioclase2
Almandine1
Allanite Group1
Data
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 GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39905
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39905:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ankerite
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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