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Quartz from
Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Thaumasite5
Chlorite Group5
Prehnite2
Amphibole Supergroup1
- var Byssolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:995293
Long-form Identifier:1:3:995293:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Quartz in this Region
Fairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
5.6km (3.5 miles) ⓘFairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘSchist Prospect (MRDS - 10067952), Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘBull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘFairfax, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
11.5km (7.2 miles) ⓘVulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
11.9km (7.4 miles) ⓘTheodora Mine, Herndon, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘGainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘBrentsville Prospect, Culpeper Basin, Prince William County, Virginia, USA
21.0km (13.0 miles) ⓘBull Neck Mine, Bull Neck Run, Gold-Pyrite Belt, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
21.8km (13.5 miles) ⓘDifficult Run, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
References
Dietrich, R. V. (1990) Minerals of Virginia. Virginia Geological Survey.
 
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