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Datolite from
New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA


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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite, etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite, etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
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Datolite, etc.

New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Datolite
Formula:CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Comments:Occurs in cavities and fractures in basaltic trap rock.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite1
Titanite1
Albite1
Chlorite Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Datolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view New Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:66585
Long-form Identifier:1:3:66585:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Datolite
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘOld Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘLeesburg Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
6.0km (3.7 miles) ⓘWhite Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘVirginia Crushed Stone Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘBull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘFairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘGainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
33.4km (20.7 miles) ⓘVulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘLuck Stone Quarry (Luckstone Quarry), Bealeton, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
References
Penick, D. Allen (1985) Virginia, Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 60 (4) 164-170 doi:10.1080/00357529.1985.11764398p.166
 
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