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Calcite from
Lexington Quarry, Davidson 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 Lexington Quarry, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:88274
Long-form Identifier:1:3:88274:1
GUID (UUID V4):844da0b2-37fd-4bd1-ae52-b4dc9f39556f
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
8.2km (5.1 miles) Thomasville Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
14.8km (9.2 miles) Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Silver Hill Mine, Silver Hill, Silver Hill Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) Silver Valley Mine (Spring Valley Mine), Silver Valley, Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) Cid Mine, Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
20.5km (12.7 miles) Emmons Mine (Davidson Mine; Hercules Mine), Cid Mining District, Carolina Slate Belt, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) Kindley Prospect, Carolina Slate Belt, Randolph County, North Carolina, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) Smith Grove Quarry, Davie County, North Carolina, USA
29.5km (18.3 miles) North Quarry, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) Balfour Quarry, Rowan 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 (volume)
................................ 49 Individual quarry areas.................................................. 51 Baltimore County .................................... 51 Howard County.......................................................... Individual quarry areas. ............................................ Chesterfield County (south of James River)................ Henrico County (north of James River).......................................... Fairfax County area .........................................
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Georgia (Cook 1982), Tennessee (Paris 2011), North Carolina (Kenny Gay, pers. comm., 2012; Wilson and ...page). The Bassett Stone Company quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, ca. 1962. Shown are the...The fluorite pictured in figure 2 is from this quarry. Terry Huizing photo. Downloaded by [Northeastern...on dolomite from the Bassett Stone quarry at Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky. Terry Huizing specimen...from the Lexington Quarry Company Catnip Hill facility near Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Globe, Ariz."—on label. Globe, in south Gila County, is in central Arizona. ARKANSAS —• "I am sending...crystals. These are from the Jeffrey Stone Quarry in North Little Rock, Ark."—gift from Woodrow Bettis...crystals are doubly terminated. North Little Rock, in central Pulaski County, is in central Arkansas. CONNECTICUT—Mrs...Conn." •—on label. Newington, in central Hartford County, is in central Connecticut. MAINE—A few months...albite, and smoky quartz. Acton, in western York County, is in S/W Maine. MINNESOTA—"I am sending you a
Report (issue)
METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE CAROLINA SLATE BELT, NORTH CAROLINA by P. Albert Carpenter, m Reprinted...descriptions Alamance County Copper prospect Foust copper mine Robeson gold prospect Cabarrus County Allman prospect...Snydermine Troutmanmine Tucker mine Whitney mine Chatham County Bear Creek copper mine Cassana Kid mine Gilmore-Hart... W. H. Purvis prospect . Sloan copper mine Davidson County The Cid mining district Cidmine Conrad Hill-Dodge...Silver Valley mine .?:. Franklin County / Portis mine Granville County . The Virgilina district Blue Wing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Occurrence in Carroll County, Georgia" (November/December 1988). Banks County 184 ROCKS & MINERALS...Bentley provided many of the photographs. Baldwin County Milledgeville district—between the State Sanitarium...pit—east of S.R. 243 near the Baldwin-Wilkerson County line: kaolinite (Martin and Stafford, 1972). Cheatham...property—Route 3, Commerce, 4.8 km from the Jackson County line, 8 km east of Commerce on S.R. 59, and 0.8...[University of Calgary] at 09:55 07 August 2017 Barrow County Arnold mine—1.6 km northeast of Statham, near the
Report (issue)
.'.' .., Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie RUTILE GUMMITE...Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North CarOlina Department of Natural Resources and Community...for the general welfare of the citizens of North Carolina. The Section conducts a number of basic and...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist FRONT
Report (issue)
Information Circular 24 Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina By W. F. Wilson and B. J. McKenzie Raleigh...copies of this publication may be obtained from: North Carolina Department of Natural Resources and Community...Geological Survey Section, P. O. Box 27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. Eldon P. Allen, Chief Geologist i ...FRONT COVER PHOTO Twinned emerald crystal from North Carolina, photo from Smithsonian Institution (slide...viable mineral collecting sites through­ out North Carolina. Some sites are commercially operated during
Book (volume)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
grading to 600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
large variety of minerals and gemstones in North Carolina annually attracts thousands of collectors to...the world. Some Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina T H E C O L L E C T I N G L O C A L I T I E...McKenzie's publication Mineral Collecting Sites in North Carolina: Information Circular 24 (1978). For a more...locations on county road maps, refer to this publication, which can be ordered from the North Carolina Department...27687, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611. The price is $5.00 plus 4% sales tax. Individual county road maps can
Journal (issue)
Science Division, Belmont Abbey College Behnont, North Carolina Richard Mitchell Professor of Environmental...Mayo Richard D. Dayvault University of South Carolina Atlanta, Georgia Margaret A. McBrien Arthur...Collections and Displays: The Headley Museum , Lexington , Kentucky 32 Chips and Bits from EFMLS Clubs...Pennsylvania, Virginia, and North Carolina. Muscovite (twinned) from the Nello Teer Quarry near Raleigh, N. C...Deposits of muscovite of commercial value occur in North Carolina, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PETROLOGY OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA GRANITES' THOMAS LEONARD WATSON Brooks Museum, University of Virginia...THE GEOLOGY OF THE CRYSTALLINE AREA The South Carolina area of crystalline rocks extends northwestward...Director of the U. S. Geological Survey. 2 South Carolina Geological Survey, 1908, Series IV, Bull. No.... 2, p. 505. 730 PETROLOGY OF SOUTH CAROLINA GRANITES 73I position and texture the gneisses indicate...iron ore, with epidote, zoisite, and in places calcite. The quartz-sericite schists are derived from finegrained
Report (issue)
CI &£ c*z NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT BEN E. DOUGLAS, DIRECTOR DIVISION...BULLETIN NUMBER 67 THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NORTH CAROLINA BY RICHARD J. COUNCILL UN 11 &» RALEIGH 1954...1954 •^^CAHOUNAS SSU^UBftwy NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT BEN E. DOUGLAS...BULLETIN NUMBER 67 THE COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF NORTH CAROLINA By RICHARD J. COUNCILL RALEIGH 1954 MEMBERS...Canton S. ALLEN Durham W. B. AUSTIN Jefferson North Wilkesboro CARL BUCHAN, JR SCROOP W. ENLOE, JR
Book (volume)
vertebrate remains. The breaks of the White River north of Crawford in Dawes Co. and the rather extensive...investigate for geodes, chert nodules, fossils, Calcite crystals, Marcasite and Pyrite cubes. The area...chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville Quarry chalcedony, jasper...jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza
Journal (issue)
visitation of American Indians to Frederick and Augusta county sites. Thomas Jefferson (1825) wrote an account...cascade series on Falling Springs Creek, Alleghany County, Virginia. Note man standing in center of left...An extensive marl deposit located in Frederick County, Virginia. Stream, in foreground, has incised and...Creek, Page County, Virginia. . TRAVERTINE-MARL DEPOSIT X COUNTY WlTH ABANDONED WORKINGS COUNTY WITH ACTIVE...buildups in Moores Creek and Gibbs Falls in Rockbridge County, Virginia. Both falls were nearly stripped of travertine
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Y. The specimen consists of thin platy white calcite xls in grayish clay. ARKANSAS—"A HEAP O F PHANTOMS...collection. This unusual xl, is from near Avant, north-western Garland Co., Arkansas."—item sent in by...the Red Mountain range near Silverton, San Juan County, Colo., there is marmatite. It is a high-iron sphalerite...biotite schist was found in a road cut on the little North Fork of the Clearwater River in Elk River (Clearwater...Illinois to Buffalo State Park in central LaSalle County, 111. We found many sam115 pies of the fish-tail
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...minesColumbite, Gold, Silver, etc.; and (2) Old Marble Quarry on the Needles Hwy. 5.5 mi. NEScheelite, and deep
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
mile west of the community of Levesque in Cross County. This locality may also be given as 6 miles east...crystals and massive veinlets of a fluorescent calcite. This material is bright red under short wave U...in Georgia (pp. 9-21). One locality in Habersham County should fascinate many of our readers. Here is Dr...known from the vicinity of the North Georgia Vocational School, just north of Clarkesville. Crystals are...Ga.—A. S. Furcron, Editor. IDAHO—"About 20 miles north of Bonners Ferry (Boundary Co.), Idaho, on what
Report (issue)
Lithostratigraphy and Depositional Environments of the Lexington Limestone (Ordovician) of Central Kentucky By...atigraphy -----------------------------------Lexington Limestone ------------------------Curdsville Limestone... 33 37 38 39 Page Stratigraphy-Continued Lexington Limestone-Continued Devils Hollow Member ----... 9. 10. 11. Stratigraphic sections of the Lexington Limestone. central Kentucky, showing ranges of...Kentucky. Generalized composite fence diagram of Lexington Limestone and equivalent formations, central Kentucky
Book (volume)
the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Book (volume)
the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
This quarry offers a unique opportunity to collect complex and varied forms of pyrite in addition to...barite, calcite, fluorite, and quartz. Pyrite and Other Minerals from BARGERS QUARRY LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA...city limits of Lexington in Rockbridge County, Virginia (Fig­ ure 3). Although the quarry has long been...scribed the pyrite crystals from the quarry. The original quarry site was opened up on the east side of...Charles W. Barger took over the operation. The quarry has remained in the Barger family since that time
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
 
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