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K Feldspar from
Lenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view K Feldspar data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:769049
Long-form Identifier:1:3:769049:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar
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
35.4km (22.0 miles) ⓘHiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
46.6km (28.9 miles) ⓘRandall Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘJefferson-Boone Pegmatite, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘMarvin King Prospects, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
48.1km (29.9 miles) ⓘShorty Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA
48.9km (30.4 miles) ⓘSmoky No. 1 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘSmoky No. 2 Magnetite Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘW. A. Thompson Mine (W. T. Foster Mines), Lincoln 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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