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

Latitude: 41°54'N
Longitude: 71°24'W

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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.

Mineral List

Antigorite
var: Bowenite
Calcite
var: Ferroan Calcite
Chalcopyrite

Clinochlore
Dolomite
Galena
Goethite
Magnetite

Malachite
Molybdenite
Pyrite
Quartz
var: Chalcedony

Quartz
var: Smoky Quartz
Talc

17 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

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