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Calcite from
Shuford Mine (Cansler and Shuford Mine; Catawba Gold Mine), Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shuford Mine (Cansler and Shuford Mine; Catawba Gold Mine), Anderson Mountain Mining District, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:485134
Long-form Identifier:1:3:485134:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘSuperior Stone Company Quarry (Statesville Quarry), Statesville, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘHickory Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘMartin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) ⓘNorth American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘLCA Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA
42.3km (26.3 miles) ⓘCapps Hill Mine, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘWoodleaf Quarry, Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘA. F. Hoyle Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine (Vanderburg Mine; Miami mine), Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
52.2km (32.5 miles) ⓘCaldwell Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Ransom, Jay Ellis (1974) Gems and Minerals of America - A Guide to Rock Collecting. Harper & Row.p.451
 
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