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Epidote from
Bacon Quarry, Orange County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bacon Quarry, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:468413
Long-form Identifier:1:3:468413:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
10.5km (6.6 miles) ⓘNello Teer Quarry, Mill Grove, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘDurham Quarry (Rougemount Quarry), Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘEast Alamance Quarry, Haw River, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘDuke Mine (Tingen Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
33.3km (20.7 miles) ⓘRaleigh - Durham Quarry, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘNello Teer Crabtree Creek Quarry, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
40.4km (25.1 miles) ⓘHagers Mountain Kyanite deposits, Hagers Mountain, Person County, North Carolina, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) ⓘDurgy Mine (Yancey Mine; Person Consolidated Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘOld Durgy Mine, Person County, North Carolina, USA
42.7km (26.5 miles) ⓘGillis Mine, Virgilina Mining District, Person County, North Carolina, USA
References
carolinageologicalsociety.org/%201964.pdf , pg 8-9
 
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