Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Vesuvianite |
Formula: | Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9 |
Comments: | Crosby (1888) reported an analysis of a massive brown mineral and found it to be vesuvianite. Sears (1894) did not initially accept this identification, but later (Sears, 1905) he apparently changed his mind.
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Habit: | massive |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Vesuvianite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Devil's Den (Devil's Den lime pit), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 127087 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:127087:7 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 2c03e2b1-94df-4d34-a510-ef0fc23d9771 |
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite |
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0.7km (0.4 miles) | ⓘDevil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
53.2km (33.1 miles) | ⓘManchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
55.3km (34.3 miles) | ⓘBedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
60.0km (37.3 miles) | ⓘJoppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
61.0km (37.9 miles) | ⓘPulpit Road locality, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
72.7km (45.2 miles) | ⓘWebster prospects (Sanford vesuvianite locality; Goodall Farm prospect; Webster vesuvianite prospect), Sanford, York County, Maine, USA |
73.9km (45.9 miles) | ⓘMarlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
98.0km (60.9 miles) | ⓘPiper Hill prospect, Newfield, York County, Maine, USA |
99.4km (61.8 miles) | ⓘHam and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA |
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