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


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 Fitches Knob Quarry site, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:859979
Long-form Identifier:1:3:859979:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
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
44.5km (27.6 miles) ⓘSmith Grove Quarry, Davie 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
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘHickory Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
50.9km (31.7 miles) ⓘWoodleaf Quarry, Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
51.7km (32.1 miles) ⓘWhitnel Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) ⓘLichtenstein Prospect (Church Copper Prospect), Ashe 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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