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Clinozoisite from
Lenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Clinozoisite
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinozoisite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769045
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769045:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Clinozoisite
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘFitches Knob Quarry site, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
47.2km (29.4 miles) ⓘGouge Mine (Googe Mine), Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
47.7km (29.7 miles) ⓘMathis Quarries, Antioch, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
49.8km (30.9 miles) ⓘCranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
54.9km (34.1 miles) ⓘOre Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
55.9km (34.7 miles) ⓘChalk Mountain Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘDeer Park No. 2 Mine, Penland, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
57.8km (35.9 miles) ⓘCrabtree Mine, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
58.9km (36.6 miles) ⓘMcKinney Mine (Power Mill Creek Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘCarolina Mineral Company No. 20 Mine (Old 20 Mine), Crabtree Creek, Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
References
Robert D.Hatcher Jr. and Brendan R.Bean (2002) Inner Piedmont geology in the Southern Mountains-Blue Ridge Foothills and the southwestern Brushy Mountains,Central-Western North Carolina:Carolina Geological Society Annual Field Trip October 19-20,2002
 
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