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Muscovite from
Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


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Muscovite, etc.

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite, etc.

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
00177110014950705013887.jpg
Muscovite

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite, etc.

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit:Good crystals occur in the calcite veins. According to Hitchen (1935), pinkish bronze plates to 4 cm occurred in the beryl pegmatite.
Colour:gray, bronze
Luminescent properties:none
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Chamositeβ“˜1 photo of Muscovite associated with Chamosite at this locality.
Calciteβ“˜1 photo of Muscovite associated with Calcite at this locality.
Fluoriteβ“˜1 photo of Muscovite associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127272
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127272:7
GUID (UUID V4):e4395077-172d-4081-b99b-adcf6456ae96
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.3km (1.4 miles) β“˜Pine Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) β“˜South Street construction site, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) β“˜Monoosnoc Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) β“˜Route 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) β“˜Long Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) β“˜PJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) β“˜Jungle Road area, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) β“˜Blood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) β“˜Lancaster chiastolite localities, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
18.6km (11.6 miles) β“˜Mason, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Hitchen, 1935
 
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