| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Actinolite |
| Formula: | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Margarite | β4 photos of Actinolite associated with Margarite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | β3 photos of Actinolite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Albite | β2 photos of Actinolite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Magnetite | β2 photos of Actinolite associated with Magnetite at this locality. |
| Corundite | β2 photos of Actinolite associated with Corundite at this locality. |
| Epidote | β2 photos of Actinolite associated with Epidote at this locality. |
| Clinochlore | β2 photos of Actinolite associated with Clinochlore at this locality. |
| Almandine | β1 photo of Actinolite associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Actinolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 28106 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:28106:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 174714b4-48d4-4120-ab15-390c611a70c8 |
| Localities for Actinolite in this Region |
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| Macia Mine (Marcia Mine), Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Melvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Old Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Sackett Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Snow Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Wright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite |
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| 1.4km (0.9 miles) | βOld Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 1.9km (1.2 miles) | βMelvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 2.0km (1.2 miles) | βRound Top Hill area quartz prospects, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 2.7km (1.7 miles) | βWright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 25.0km (15.5 miles) | βGoshen Stone Co. Quarry, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 25.4km (15.8 miles) | βBetts Manganese Mines (Anson Betts Mine; Plainfield Manganese Mines; Taconic Manganese Mines), Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 38.4km (23.9 miles) | βNative American soapstone quarry, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 38.6km (24.0 miles) | βPfizer Company Marble Quarry (New England Lime Co. quarry; NELCO quarry; Specialty Minerals Inc.; Minerals Technologies Inc.; Canaan Limestone Quarry; Connecticut Lime Company; Canaan Lime Company; Lewis Quarry), Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 42.3km (26.3 miles) | βSerpentinite, Norfolk, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 43.9km (27.3 miles) | βHoosac Tunnel Soapstone Quarry (Hoosac Talc Mine), Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA |
| References |
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Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA