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Actinolite from
Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Colour:green
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite1 photo of Actinolite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127152
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127152:2
GUID (UUID V4):da12afda-4288-4338-a90c-31cd6564904c
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
15.9km (9.9 miles) Old Limestone Quarry Site, Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) North Woburn, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.6km (14.7 miles) Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) Route 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) Route 28 area, Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
31.5km (19.6 miles) Interstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) Jungle Road area, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
32.1km (20.0 miles) Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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