| Locality type: | Outcrop |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Diopside |
| Formula: | CaMgSi2O6 |
| Habit: | crystals in marble |
| Colour: | green |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
| Analysis Reference: | SEM-EDS per Dr. Tony Mariano, 2008 |
| Associated Minerals: |
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| Associates: | Calcite
Clinozoisite
Grossular
Pyrite
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| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Grossular | ⓘ3 photos of Diopside associated with Grossular at this locality. |
| Pyrite | ⓘ1 photo of Diopside associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Diopside data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 423692 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:423692:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b4d5b907-992a-49ab-a7ef-7dba5e740b4f |
| Nearest other occurrences of Diopside |
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| 12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 21.3km (13.2 miles) | ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 25.9km (16.1 miles) | ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 32.4km (20.2 miles) | ⓘChelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 33.1km (20.6 miles) | ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 37.6km (23.4 miles) | ⓘSneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 44.6km (27.7 miles) | ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Dracut Quarry; Condon Quarry; Essex Bituminous), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 45.7km (28.4 miles) | ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 51.1km (31.7 miles) | ⓘRoute 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 55.6km (34.6 miles) | ⓘWindham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA |
| References |
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Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA