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Dolomite from
Watauga Point zinc prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Dolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Dolomite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Watauga Point zinc prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:790192
Long-form Identifier:1:3:790192:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Dolomite
1.6km (1.0 miles) ⓘCarden Zinc prospect (Lyons prospect), Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
7.3km (4.6 miles) ⓘWinter Manganese Mine (Taylor; Powder Branch Mine; Patton Manganese Mine), Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘJenkins Manganese Mine, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘWatauga Bauxite Mine, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘRed Bird Hill Bauxite Mine (New Mine), Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘTreadway Manganese Prospect, Stony Creek Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘValley Forge Manganese Mine, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘElizabethton; Tennessee Bauxite, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘHodge Manganese Prospect, Hampton Mining District, Carter County, Tennessee, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘHolston Land Company - Marbleton Quarry, Unicoi County, Tennessee, USA
References
Paris, Travis A. (2011) Tennessee Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 86 (4) 300-329 doi:10.1080/00357529.2010.517132
 
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