| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Ilmenite |
| Formula: | Fe2+TiO3 |
| Comments: | Typically enclosed in ankerite which can be removed with acid. Lustrous crystals are not uncommon. They are brittle and difficult to trim once etched. |
| Habit: | Thin platy crystals with very high width:thickness ratios; pyramidal modifcations on edges. |
| Colour: | Dark charcoal gray |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| 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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| Rutile | 2 |
| Ankerite | 2 |
| Allanite Group | 1 |
| Plagioclase | 1 |
| Fluorapatite | 1 |
| Biotite | 1 |
| Quartz | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Ilmenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39906 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39906:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite |
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| 1.8km (1.1 miles) | ⓘTate Boulevard Industrial Park, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | ⓘHop Creek Rutile Occurrence, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 24.7km (15.3 miles) | ⓘCages Mountain Sillimanite Deposit, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 37.8km (23.5 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Gold Prospect and Sand and Gravel Pit (MRDS - 10078673), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 37.8km (23.5 miles) | ⓘBoomer Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA |
| 38.8km (24.1 miles) | ⓘWalker Top, Burke County, North Carolina, USA |
| 42.4km (26.4 miles) | ⓘBig Bess Mine (M. S. Bess Mine; M. M. Carpenter Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA |
| 42.9km (26.6 miles) | ⓘE. R. Self Mine (Old Neale Mine), Gaston County, North Carolina, USA |
| 45.0km (27.9 miles) | ⓘYadkin Valley (Richlands Cove), Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 46.3km (28.8 miles) | ⓘJ.C. Mills Mine (Mill's Mine; Mills's Mine), Brindletown, Burke County, North Carolina, USA |
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Martin Marietta Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA