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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769047
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769047:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
4.9km (3.1 miles) ⓘWhitnel Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
8.9km (5.5 miles) ⓘCaldwell Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘThunder Hill Overlook, Blue Ridge Parkway, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘMartin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
29.1km (18.1 miles) ⓘHickory Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
36.4km (22.6 miles) ⓘGrandfather Mountain, Linville, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
39.5km (24.5 miles) ⓘ115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘMay-Meade Quarry, Banner Elk, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘJ.C. Mills Mine (Mill's Mine; Mills's Mine), Brindletown, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘLee Johnson Prospects (Vale Prospects), Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery 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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