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Microcline from
Fitches Knob Quarry site, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA


Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fitches Knob Quarry site, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:859976
Long-form Identifier:1:3:859976:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘMathis Quarries, Antioch, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
9.0km (5.6 miles) ⓘ115 Quarry, Oakwoods, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
13.1km (8.2 miles) ⓘRock Quarry Road site, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘHiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘAdams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘElkin Quarry, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
45.5km (28.3 miles) ⓘOre Knob Mine, Ore Knob, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
46.7km (29.0 miles) ⓘLenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
49.6km (30.8 miles) ⓘMartin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
55.2km (34.3 miles) ⓘCaldwell Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
References
Harper,S.B.,(1977) The Age and Origin of Granitic Gneisses of the Inner Piedmont,Northwestern North Carolina:M.S.Thesis,U.N.C.,Chapel Hill, 92 p.
 
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