| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | 'K Feldspar' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Comments: | Occurs where K-feldspar porphyoblasts in schist are fractured and exposed in the walls of prehnite veins. Occurs as wedge shaped overgrowths on the porphyroblasts. |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view K Feldspar data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Martin Marietta Quarry (Hickory Quarry), Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 985589 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:985589:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a60412d6-1a2d-41a1-83ab-9e983f78b515 |
| Nearest other occurrences of K Feldspar |
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| 28.1km (17.4 miles) | ⓘHiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, USA |
| 29.0km (18.0 miles) | ⓘLenoir Quarry, Lenoir, Caldwell County, North Carolina, USA |
| 29.6km (18.4 miles) | ⓘW. A. Thompson Mine (W. T. Foster Mines), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA |
| 30.0km (18.6 miles) | ⓘS. T. Carpenter Tin Prospect, Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA |
| 30.6km (19.0 miles) | ⓘKa-Mi Tin Mine Property (Bungalow Shaft; Swamp Shaft Number Two; Jake Drift; Swamp Shaft Number Three; Mill Site Inclined Shaft; D-H Shaft; Condon Shaft), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA |
| 30.9km (19.2 miles) | ⓘShorty Prospect, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
| 30.9km (19.2 miles) | ⓘMarvin King Prospects, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
| 31.1km (19.3 miles) | ⓘUnnamed Tin Mine Shaft (MRDS - 10078595), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA |
| 31.9km (19.8 miles) | ⓘHenry Tin Mine Shaft (Henry Carpenter Property), Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA |
| 32.2km (20.0 miles) | ⓘRandall Mine, Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA |
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