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Ilmenite from
Boomer Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Township
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Boomer Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:558604
Long-form Identifier:1:3:558604:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
16.6km (10.3 miles) ⓘ115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘRock Quarry Road site, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
24.7km (15.4 miles) ⓘMathis Quarries, Antioch, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘFitches Knob Quarry site, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘYadkin Valley (Richlands Cove), Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘUnnamed Gold Prospect and Sand and Gravel Pit (MRDS - 10078673), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
34.8km (21.6 miles) ⓘCages Mountain Sillimanite Deposit, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
36.6km (22.7 miles) ⓘTate Boulevard Industrial Park, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘMartin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) ⓘHop Creek Rutile Occurrence, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
References
Pratt,J.H,1916,Zircon,Monazite and other minerals used in the production of chemical compounds employed in the manufacture of lighting apparatus
 
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