| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Colour: | pink |
| Luminescent properties: | dull red under S.W light |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Caldwell Quarry (Martin Marietta Quarry), Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 482364 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:482364:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 78f95327-1e74-4d17-971c-bb9bf394aef0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 8.9km (5.5 miles) | ⓘLenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 29.4km (18.3 miles) | ⓘMartin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| 30.2km (18.7 miles) | ⓘWalker Top Mountain, Burke County, North Carolina, USA |
| 34.5km (21.4 miles) | ⓘGrandfather Mountain, Linville, Avery County, North Carolina, USA |
| 40.9km (25.4 miles) | ⓘAdams Hiddenite and Emerald Mine (Alexander prospect; Abernathy prospect; Hiddenite Mine; Warren Mine; Turner Mine), Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 42.0km (26.1 miles) | ⓘHiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 46.2km (28.7 miles) | ⓘEnglish Mine (English Knob Mine), Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 46.2km (28.7 miles) | ⓘWiseman Mine (Old Mart Wiseman Mine; Sullins-Wiseman Mine), Greasy Creek Township, Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 47.3km (29.4 miles) | ⓘCranberry Mine, Cranberry Magnetite Mining District, Avery County, North Carolina, USA |
| 47.4km (29.5 miles) | ⓘHawkins Mine, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA |
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