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Quartz from
Balfour Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Balfour Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:843229
Long-form Identifier:1:3:843229:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘDunns Mountain, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘPink Star Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘGold Knob Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘDutch Creek Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘSouthern Copper Company Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) ⓘEarnhardt Shaft, Gold Hill Mines, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘWhitney Mine (McMackin Mine; McMakin Mine), Gold Hill Mining District, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘMiller Shaft, Gold Hill Mines, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
13.4km (8.3 miles) ⓘBarnhardt Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘHoneycutt Mine, Gold Hill Mining District, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
References
I,The Salisbury Pluton:Geological Society of America Bulletin,v.82,p.409-416
Fullagar,P.D.,Lemmon,R.E,and Ragland,P.C.,(1971) Petrology and Geochronological Studies of Plutonic Rocks In The Southern Applachians
 
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