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Actinolite from
Betts Manganese Mines (Anson Betts Mine; Plainfield Manganese Mines; Taconic Manganese Mines), Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Betts Manganese Mines (Anson Betts Mine; Plainfield Manganese Mines; Taconic Manganese Mines), Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28136
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28136:8
GUID (UUID V4):20f968d4-2237-438b-bcdc-3563368f26db
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
11.8km (7.3 miles) ⓘGoshen Stone Co. Quarry, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘHoosac Tunnel Soapstone Quarry (Hoosac Talc Mine), Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘMassachusetts Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘFoliated Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
24.2km (15.1 miles) ⓘOld Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
24.9km (15.5 miles) ⓘWright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘChester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
25.4km (15.8 miles) ⓘMelvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
26.7km (16.6 miles) ⓘRound Top Hill area quartz prospects, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘWhitingham, Windham County, Vermont, USA
References
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localities" by Alan Plante, Valley Geology Press, 1992.
Quinn, Alonzo W. (1945). Geology of the Plainfield-Hawley area : with special reference to deposits of manganese and iron minerals (USGS Open-File Report: 45-28)
 
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