| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Fluorite | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Fluorite at this locality. |
| Hematite | 1 photo of Calcite associated with Hematite at this locality. |
| Celestine | ⓘ1 photo of Calcite associated with Celestine at this locality. |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Blue Ridge Springs Quarry, Bedford County, Virginia, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 646869 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:646869:9 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 6d295fea-b7ca-4bbb-bdaf-0615d8b22e46 |
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| 29.8km (18.5 miles) | ⓘRockydale Quarry, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA |
| 40.7km (25.3 miles) | ⓘLone Jack Quarry, Glasgow, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA |
| 47.1km (29.3 miles) | ⓘCamp Kiwanianna Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA |
| 51.5km (32.0 miles) | ⓘFlannigan Mine (Graham and Robinson Mine; Flanagan Mine), Austinville Lead-Zinc-Iron Mining District, Pulaski County, Virginia, USA |
| 51.6km (32.0 miles) | ⓘAlleghany Springs Prospect, Southern Section-Blue Ridge Province, Montgomery County, Virginia, USA |
| 54.1km (33.6 miles) | ⓘBargers Quarry (Charlie Barger's Quarry), Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA |
| 54.3km (33.8 miles) | ⓘHutter Mine (Herter Magnetite Mine), James River-Roanoke River Mn-Fe-Ba Mining District, Pittsylvania County, Virginia, USA |
| 66.6km (41.4 miles) | ⓘBoxley Quarry (Mt. Athos Quarry), Campbell County, Virginia, USA |
| 66.8km (41.5 miles) | ⓘOrgan Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA |
| 67.0km (41.6 miles) | ⓘHedricks Cave, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA |
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 | | Journal (issue) | | TRAVERTINE-MARL DEPOSITS OF THE VALLEY AND RIDGE PROVINCE OF VIRGINIA - A PRELIMINARY REPORT David A. Hubbard...travertine and marl deposits of Virginia's Valley and Ridge province are the result of precipitation of calcium...calcium carbonate from fresh water streams and springs. Travertine is white to light yellowish brown and...visitation of American Indians to Frederick and Augusta county sites. Thomas Jefferson (1825) wrote an account...eontinue to attract interest in these deposits. 'Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, Charlottesville |  | | Report (volume) | | minerals of wide distribution, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that by some unusual............Prof. George H. Perkins, Burlington. Virginia...........Dr. Thomas L. Watson, Charlottesville...Washington....... Prof. Henry Landes, Seattle. West Virginia... .Dr. I. C. White, Morgantown. Wisconsin......See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton; |  | | Report (volume) | | ............................................. Virginia......................................................................................... West Virginia.................................................that are widely distributed, such as quartz and calcite, have been omitted, except those that by reason...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton; |  | | Report (issue) | | escarpment, or Walden Ridge, for about 10 miles. The area is principally in Roane County. Ore has been mined...CHATTANOOGA REGION. 171' The ore along Walden Ridge is within one-fourth to one-half mile of the Queen...sandstone, and iron-ore beds. It forms generally a low ridge or line of foothills in front of the Cumberland...the present slopes and the escarpment of Walden Ridge, so that the character of the ore beyond the present...about 9 miles, lying partly in Roane County and partly in Rhea County. -Much of this strip is in the bottom |  | | Book | | 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum...periods in Earth history. In Vermont, Washington, Virginia, Wisconsin, California, Alberta, British Columbia...Kansas LACMIP Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California MNA Museum of Northern...horizon. The ocean on which you are floating is deep blue, and the surface waves are only a few feet high...that the sea surface color transitions to a lighter blue away to the south and west. Ducking under the waves |
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Blue Ridge Springs Quarry, Bedford County, Virginia, USA