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Epidote from
Balfour Quarry, Rowan 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 Balfour Quarry, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:843239
Long-form Identifier:1:3:843239:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
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
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘHopkins Diggings, Gold Hill Mining District, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
23.6km (14.6 miles) ⓘWoodleaf Quarry, Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) ⓘSilver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘPhoenix Mine (Vanderburg Mine; Miami mine), Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
27.3km (16.9 miles) ⓘSnyder Mine, Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
28.0km (17.4 miles) ⓘFurniss Mine, Concord, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA
28.2km (17.5 miles) ⓘCooleemee Plantation site, Mocksville, Davie County, North Carolina, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘLexington Quarry, Davidson 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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