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Harris Quarry (Harris Lime Quarries), Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence Co., Rhode Island, USA

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Ref.: Rocks & Min.: 15: 310; 17:51; 20:463. A group of quarries operated by the Harris Lime Rock Company that mined a Late Proterozoic marble for lime for agriculture and construction. The main Harris Quarry is across Wilbur Road from the Conklin quarry which itself was once part of the Harris Lime Rock Company. The quarry was originally opened in the 1660s by Thomas Harris.





 Map Reference: 41°54'N , 71°24'W

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Mineral List:
Antigorite
var: Bowenite
Calcite
var: Ferroan Calcite
'Chalcedony'
Chalcopyrite
 Clinochlore
Dolomite
Galena
Goethite
Magnetite
Malachite
 Molybdenite
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz
Talc


17 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

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