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Rutile from
Mount Airy quarries, Surry County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mount Airy quarries, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:562437
Long-form Identifier:1:3:562437:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
36.2km (22.5 miles) ⓘJ. C. Pierce Prospect, Grayson County, Virginia, USA
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘBetty Baker Mine (Bettie Baker Mine; Paint Bank Mine; Carter Mine), Betty Baker Segment, Gossan Lead Mining District, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Carroll County, Virginia, USA
43.8km (27.2 miles) ⓘBryan Prospect (Old Trap Hill Prospect), Traphill, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
50.7km (31.5 miles) ⓘNew River occurrence, Alleghany County, North Carolina, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘM. B. Dickerson Occurrence, Floyd County, Virginia, USA
69.6km (43.2 miles) ⓘCook Occurrence, Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘNorth American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
79.7km (49.5 miles) ⓘBoomer Township, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
80.7km (50.2 miles) ⓘEllis Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
80.9km (50.2 miles) ⓘPyler-Benfield Hiddenite-Emerald Pit, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
References
DeRosset,W.H.M.,1978,Petrology of the Mount Airy granite(M.S thesis)
Blacksburg,Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
 
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