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Zircon from
Rock of Ages quarry, Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Zircon
Formula:Zr(SiO4)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Zircon data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rock of Ages quarry, Foster, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:181844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:181844:4
GUID (UUID V4):77c5b72d-eac4-4922-b25d-80d418c022c1
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