Dolly Bond steatite quarry, Millbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Dolly Bond steatite quarry | Quarry |
Millbury | Town |
Worcester County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 11' 58'' North , 71° 46' 40'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
235425
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:235425:8
GUID (UUID V4):
19144aa8-da66-4619-b546-56f4aeec3917
Prehistoric steatite/soapstone quarry, excavated in the 1930s. The quarry is 2700 to 3200 years old.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
ⓘ Talc var. Steatite Formula: Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Talc var. Steatite | 9.EC.05 | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc var. Steatite | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Talc var. Steatite | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc var. Steatite | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Talc var. Steatite | Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
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