| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | 'Almandine-Spessartine Series' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Comments: | Probably the best "species" to list most crystals under that have not been analyzed as they cannot be reliably differentiated visually. |
| Habit: | trapezohedral |
| Colour: | burgundy to orange-brown |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ4 photos of Almandine-Spessartine Series associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Clinochlore | ⓘ2 photos of Almandine-Spessartine Series associated with Clinochlore at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Almandine-Spessartine Series data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Betts Manganese Mines (Anson Betts Mine; Plainfield Manganese Mines; Taconic Manganese Mines), Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 971772 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:971772:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 1b38cb98-a2b6-43b8-9ef9-6f99e2ad170d |
| Nearest other occurrences of Almandine-Spessartine Series |
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| 9.4km (5.8 miles) | ⓘBarrus farm pegmatite localities, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 92.7km (57.6 miles) | ⓘMorris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 93.6km (58.1 miles) | ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 95.1km (59.1 miles) | ⓘWaterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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Betts Manganese Mines, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA