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Calcite from
Durham Quarry, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Durham Quarry, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:326735
Long-form Identifier:1:3:326735:6
GUID (UUID V4):fc1c4089-d5ba-4108-8ea9-0f530460cd3b
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
11.6km (7.2 miles) Bacon Quarry, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) Hanson Stone Quarry (Rougemont Quarry), Rougemont, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) Haw Branch Road Prospect, Glendon Mining District, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) Raleigh - Durham Quarry, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
29.4km (18.3 miles) Nello Teer Crabtree Creek Quarry, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
34.6km (21.5 miles) Duke Mine (Tingen Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) Cross-Cut Mine, Person County, North Carolina, USA
41.6km (25.9 miles) Durgy Mine (Yancey Mine; Person Consolidated Mine), Person County, North Carolina, USA
42.4km (26.3 miles) Copper World Mine, Person County, North Carolina, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Zeolites and prehnite have been found in North Carolina in a wide variety of excava­ tions for power...ZEOLITES IN NORTH CAROLINA D O N A L D R. P R I V E T T One Circle Street Great Falls, South Carolina 29055...low-grade metamorphic rocks. Zeolites occur in North Carolina in a wide variety of igneous and metamorphic...weathered, and geo­ logically complex area of North Carolina extending from the Blue Ridge to the Coastal...from south central Georgia to Virginia. In the North Carolina Piedmont, most zeolites are pres­ ent in a
Report (issue)
FIELD GUIDE TO THE GEOLOGY OF THE DURHAM TRIASSIC BASIN BY George L. Bain1 and Bruce W. Harvey2 ...of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; officials of the North Carolina Division of Earth Resources...and Mineral Resources Section; Dr. Parker, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; and Norm Tilford...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts a number of basic and...Resources Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. i CONTENTS Acknowledgments.. .
Report (issue)
ANNUAL MEETING CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY NOVEMBER 7-8, 1964 ROAD LOG OF THE CHATHAM, RANDOLPH AND...AND ORANGE COUNTY AREAS, NORTH CAROLINA FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK RALEIGH, 1964 Typed and reformatted from...from the original, October 1999. CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS 1963-1964 President: Henry Brown...Brown N.C. State of the University of North Carolina at Raleigh Vice President: George E. Siple U.S. Geological...South Carolina Secretary: E. Willard Berry Department of Geology Duke University Durham, North Carolina
Report (volume)
jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland , North Carolina, and other Eastern States. Bibliography is...exposed basins of the Newark Supergroup in Eastern North America 3 TABLES 1. Alphabetical listing of keyword...Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland , North Carolina, and South Carolina, although references covering areas...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
embed some of the barite. Superior, in N/E Pinal County, is in southern Arizona. CALIFORNIA — John S. Albanese...Pala, Calif."—on label. Pala, in N / W San Diego County, is in southern California. COLORADO — "I am sending...hyalite (opal) which fl. green. Stoneham, in E. Weld County, is in N / E Colorado. CONNECTICUT — "I am sending...or Silicate Rock Lantern Hill quarry in N. Stonington, Conn. This quarry is still being worked but no...is allowed in it. There are old dumps near the quarry and an old road going up to them and an old railroad
Catalog/List
Reference [SO 875 618]. Post Code is WR9 0AH. From the north, leave the M5 at junction 5 and follow the A38 southwards...worked initially in the Midlands, but in 1981 moved north to take up an opportunity on Tyneside at International...chalcopyrite and siderite – Boltsburn Mine, Rookhope, Co. Durham. Collected in 1897. 5 Lot No. Approximate specimen...12 13 14 15 16 17 SS.A1 Wavellite - High Down Quarry, Haddon. South Molton. [SS 652 290]. Ex Keat's...Barstow. SW.B1 Apatite on orthoclase - Colcerrow Quarry, Cornwall. Barstow green stock label. SW.D10 Sphalerite
Report (issue)
orthogneiss and the Nutbush Creek fault zone. CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY FIELD TRIP GUIDEBOOK November...WESTERN FLANK OF THE RALEIGH METAMORPHIC BELT, NORTH CAROLINA Edited by: Edward F. Stoddard Department of...and Atmospheric Sciences North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8208 David E. Blake...Sciences University of North Carolina at Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina 28403-3297 Copies of this...obtained from: North Carolina Geological Survey P.O. Box 27687 Raleigh, North Carolina 27611-7687 (919)
Report (issue)
Carolina Geological Society Field Trip November 4-5, 2006 The Geology of the Chapel Hill, Hillsborough...5-Minute Quadrangles, Carolina Terrane, Orange and Durham Counties, North Carolina Carolina Geological Society...Editors: Philip J. Bradley and Timothy W. Clark North Carolina Geological Survey Field Trip Leaders: Philip...W. Clark -i- Carolina Geological Society Field Trip November 4-5, 2006 CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY...Earth and Ocean Science, Box 90230 Duke University Durham, NC 27708-0230 919-684-5321 (W); 919-489-4402 (H)
Report (issue)
NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION WILLIAM DIVISION JASPER P. OF L. SAUNDERS, MINERAL...RESOURCES GEOLOGIST Circular 16 LOCALITIES NORTH OF CAROLINA BY JAMES F. CONLEY Doc NC DENR LIBRARY...... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTH CAROLINA , . . . . # . WHERE TO COLLECT f ... f ......THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY COUNTIES . . ALAMANCE COUNTY 5 5 Pyrophyllite ......... f .......... 5 ALEXANDER COUNTY ................. 7 Emerald, Hiddenite and Associated Minerals
Catalog/List
Environmental Resources Section Exhibition, Cleveland County Libraries and Leisure Department. CASE 1 A range...of fluorite crystals. BLACKDENE MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 4648 Tetrahedral crystals of brassy chalcopyrite...odd cube of fluorite BLACKDENE MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 4710 Beautiful association of twinned cubes...black sphalerite. FRAZERS HUSH MINE, WEARDALE, DURHAM M 5573 Large singly terminated milky quartz crystals...galena and fluorite. BOLTSBURN MINE, ROOKHOPE, DURHAM CASE 2 Illustrates some of the great range of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with Emphasis on Reed's Gap Quarry near Durham Reed's Gap quarry, near Durham, Connecticut. Photo courtesy...excellent exam­ ples of such associated minerals as calcite, prehnite, and several varieties of quartz. Through...of 1 >78 and 1979 of minerals being found during quarry operations. (Ashland recently sold its interests...quarries: Farmington; New Britain; and Reed's Gap, Durham (Wallingford). In addition, the inactive quarries...Cheshire and Plainville were visited: the North Branford quarry was surveyed in 1976. c The standard available
Other Paper
Marine Permian of England Chapter 3: North-east England (Durham Province) Site: RAISBY QUARRIES (GCR...Formation, the whole of which is exposed in the north face, Raisby Quarries (not shown in Figure 3.2)...uppermost part of the Yellow Sands are exposed in the quarry floor, below the Raisby Formation, and the basal...Permian sites in the northern part of the Durham Province of north-east England (diagrammatic). Some sites...sites in the southern part of the Durham Province cannot be accommodated on this line of section and have
Report (volume)
Washington mine_____--_--__------___--___________ Durham mine.__________-___________i___________^_ Barton...of gneiss, bank of Delaware River about 2 miles north of Easton, Pa.; B, Photomicrograph of quartzsericite...Mountainville, Tewkesbury County, N. J.; B, Photomicrograph of Byram gneiss, road half a mile north of Williams mine...mine, Vernon Township, Sussex County, N. J_______---_-_____------______._ 53 4. Sections through the ore...form the wide valley bordering the ridges on the north. South of the ridges is the Piedmont Plateau, underlain
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fluorite, Heights mine, North vein, near Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England. This transparent...Penetration-twinned fluorite with preferential druse of calcite, indicating gravitational settling under stagnant...level, Denton mine, Harris Creek district, Hardin County, Illinois. The specimen is 8.5 × 7.5 × 7 cm and...the Lead Hill area, Cave-in-Rock district, Hardin County, Illinois, and is 5.5 cm. Ross Lillie specimen...Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district (Lillie 1988, 2006); the North Pennines orefield in the United Kingdom (Dunham
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
ARIZONA—"Under separate cover 1 am sending you another Yuma County mineral. Look it over as it is a most interesting...my name in R&M. Was glad to send him some Yuma County specimens. That Novice Column is a very nice gesture...operating in two areas at Crestmore. One is our Jensen Quarry which is about 4ty2 miles from the plant and the...feel the risk is worth the small gain. Our Jensen quarry has always been closed to collectors because we...of the interesting minerals found in the other quarry. I do run across some sulfides from time to time
Report (issue)
COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA Timothy W. Clark, Kenneth B. Taylor, & Philip J. Bradley Carolina Geological...TRIP GUIDEBOOK October 22-23, 2011 The 2011 Carolina Geological Society Field Trip and Guidebook is...1937-2011 North Carolina State Geologist 1990-2002 “He stood in awe of the beauty of nature” CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL...RESOURCES OF LEE, CHATHAM, AND MOORE COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA OCTOBER 22-23, 2011 ABERDEEN, NC FIELD TRIP...AND CHIEF NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PHILIP J. BRADLEY SENIOR GEOLOGIST NORTH CAROLINA GEOLOGICAL
Catalog/List
Magnet Cove,Arkansas,USA ½ x½ £1.50 5mm£3 Hannover Cove.St Agncs, Comwall Wagholi Quarry,Poona,India lxl...Mongolia. P.D.WellNo I , near Ajo, Pima lxl £4 County, Arizona , U.S.A Ribane Mine, Mozambique £8 Mt...crystal sections, 491 WELSHITE Just two or three in calcite, Ca Sb Mg Fe Si Be 0 rich red masses with black...Close, Cobham.Surrey England KT! I 2NL Boron, Kem County,Califomia U.S.A Madagascar Ix! £2 lxl £7. S0...Minc,lvrca.ltaly lxl £5 Boghill Road Quarry, Glengonnley, County Antrim, Yaknl Mine,Bigndic, Turkey 1/
Book
Senior Research Fellow in Geology, University of Durham, UK GCR Editor: L.P. Thomas J O I N Tfifi) NATUREW...Geological setting North-west England Introduction Barrowmouth Beach Section, Saltom Bay 3 North-east England...England (Durham Province) Introduction Trow Point (South Shields) to Whitburn Bay Fulwell Hills Quarries...Southwick Quarry) Hylton Castle Cutting Claxheugh Rock, Claxheugh (Ford) Cutting and Ford Quarry Dawson's...Dawson's Plantation Quarry, Penshaw Humbledon Hill Quarry Tunstall Hills, Sunderland; Maiden Paps and the Tunstall
Journal (volume)
2013.18G.M.1. BACK COVER: Bob King admiring a fine North Pennine fluorite at the British Mineral and Gem...Unusual fluorite from Old Towns Quarry, Newton Aycliffe, Co. Durham Trevor F. Bridges and Timothy H....Hemimorphite replacements of rugose corals from Swaledale, North Yorkshire Brian Young 17-19 PAPERS ‘Cellular’...Zircon pyroxenite from Upper Badcall, Sutherland, North-west Scotland Andy Moffat and Roy E. Starkey 64-67...contributions on aspects of the mineralogy of the North Pennine Orefield. Then, following Frank’s review
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
VICE-PRESIDENT Llosd A. Allison lSli Cheek Riud Durham, N.C. EDITOR * Mrs. Margaret Israel • 136 Hampton...a rockhound's dream. So let's all go to Durham, North Carolina, for the show starting on June 28th. WHAT...Francis An article in the bulletin from the discuss "Calcite, Aragonite and Dolomite" American Federation of...Societies by the Chairman of the Tax Ad- between calcite and dolomite. A field trip visory Committee, Mrs...figures formed naturally in rocks. The Rockland County Mineral & Gem Society, Inc., Spring Valley, N.Y
Report (issue)
northern England, particularly in Derbyshire and Durham. The deposits are associated with extensive lead-zinc...flotation. Derbyshire is the principal producing county, much of the present production coming from workings...found, particularly in northern Derbyshire and west Durham, beneath geologically younger formations and also...Steel Corporation, both of which have mines in Durham. Laporte Industries is the largest producer and...replacement of the country rock. The minerals calcite, siderite, ankerite, galena, sphalerite, baryte
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
three exposures of Permian Yellow Sands in County Durham, north-east England, throws light on their environment...effects. The Yellow (Basal Permian) Sands of County Durham and Tyne & Wear, northeast England, is a patchilydistributed...oct" NORTH lEA (J + Durham 40 Fig. 1. Outcrop map of the Lower Permian Yellow Sands in County Durham...Quarrington Quarry (NZ 32693811 and NZ33253785) and Sherburn Hill Sand Pit (NZ 34354172), both in County Durham...Sample 1 is from the eastern part of Quarrington Quarry (NZ 33253785), 2 and 3 are from Sherburn Hill Sand
Catalog/List
Arsenopyrite Sphalerite& Hydrozincite Sphalerite, Baryte/Calcite Galena Galena Galena & Dolomite Chalcopyrite on... Coldberrv Mine Corsica A2 A2 £2 sop Nevada, USA Unknown The Knipe, S. Scotland Masson Hill, Derbyshire...Nenthead A3 A3 A3 £3 £1.50 £2 Haxis, Arizona, USA A3 £1 A3 A3 £1 £3 A3 A3 A3 A3 £1 £1 £1 £1.50...Arsenoovrite Colorado USA Enaraite Minas Gerais Brazil Pyrrhotite Pitcher, Oklahoma, USA Chalcopyrite on Dolomite...Belstone Qy, Devon Arsenopyrite & Garnet Colarado, USA Covellite & Chalcopyrite Whitesmiths Mine, Strontian
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Minerals in the Permian and Trias of North-East England' by A. FOWLER Received 1 June 1954 CONTENTS page...page 251 I. INTRODUCTION 2. AREA NORTH OF THE DARLINGTON FAULT (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) 3. 4. 5. 6. 7...Bores Middleton Road Bore (West Hartlepool) Chilton Quarry AREA SOUTH OF THE DARLINGTON FAULT MINERAL OCCURRENCES...and other minerals in the Permian and Trias of North-East England. The relationship of the minerals to...minerals in the lowest beds of the Permian of South Durham (Fowler, 1943, pp. 41-51). These minerals had been
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Society enjoyed a trip to the Fossil Fish Area in Durham. . . . . The Danbury Mineralogical Society arranged...Montreal Gem Club on a Field Trip to the DeMix Quarry at Mont Ste. Hilaire. The Mineral Section, Rochester...Trap Rock: quarries and the Rockville, Maryland Quarry. Then the Labor Day weekend will find them at the...he wishes to discuss. . . . . The St. Lawrence County Rock and Mineral Club, Potsdam, is another of the...Aqueduct, Hardwick was the "dump" hunting site for the North Shore Rock and Mineral Cit/b. A long list of minerals
 
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