| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Rutile |
| Formula: | TiO2 |
| Comments: | Present in ankerite veins as black reticulated twins that might be crudely pseudomorphous of ilmenite crystals, and as sharp massive brown pseudomorphs of ilmenite typically hosted in calcite. |
| Habit: | Reticulated twins and acicular crystals. Also, spongy massive material as pseudomorphs of ilmenite. |
| Colour: | Black, brown |
| Luminescent properties: | none |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD |
| Analysis Reference: | K. Wood |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Plagioclase | β3 photos of Rutile associated with Plagioclase at this locality. |
| Ilmenite | β2 photos of Rutile associated with Ilmenite at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | β1 photo of Rutile associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Rutile data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 39907 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:39907:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 62683c5c-53b5-4289-b63b-5e732cc27dec |
| Nearest other occurrences of Rutile |
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| 8.0km (5.0 miles) | βHop Creek Rutile Occurrence, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 22.3km (13.8 miles) | βHammer Prospects, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 24.7km (15.3 miles) | βCages Mountain Sillimanite Deposit, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 26.9km (16.7 miles) | βBuffalo Vein Mine (Sharpes Emerald prospect; Squirrel Nut Mine), Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 27.2km (16.9 miles) | βAdams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine (Alexander prospect; Abernathy prospect; Hiddenite Mine; Warren Mine; Turner Mine), Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 28.2km (17.5 miles) | βEmerald Valley Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 28.4km (17.6 miles) | βEllis Mine, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 28.4km (17.6 miles) | βPyler-Benfield Hiddenite-Emerald Pit, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 30.1km (18.7 miles) | βNorth American Emerald Mine, Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 37.8km (23.5 miles) | βUnnamed Gold Prospect and Sand and Gravel Pit (MRDS - 10078673), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| References |
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Martin Marietta Quarry, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA