Soapstone Hill quarries (North Dana soapstone quarries), Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Soapstone Hill quarries (North Dana soapstone quarries) | Group of Quarries |
Petersham | Town |
Worcester County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 28' 38'' North , 72° 15' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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New Salem | 945 (2017) | 6.2km |
Petersham | 243 (2017) | 6.5km |
Shutesbury | 1,842 (2017) | 12.0km |
Orange | 4,018 (2017) | 13.1km |
Wendell | 1,003 (2017) | 13.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Worcester Mineral Club | Worcester, Massachusetts | 45km |
Connecticut Valley Mineral Club | Springfield, Massachusetts | 50km |
Mindat Locality ID:
143826
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:143826:3
GUID (UUID V4):
7d690031-fa31-4e53-8ac3-6b0a6130f2e3
Two quarries, opened about 1878.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Soapstone' |
ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
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ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Soapstone' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Ganderia DomainDomain
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