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Albite from
Mystic River Quarries (Mystic Quarries), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Anatase2
Quartz2
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Albite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mystic River Quarries (Mystic Quarries), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:218844
Long-form Identifier:1:3:218844:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Albite
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘWarren Street Quarry (Beatty's Ledge), Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘAllston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
9.3km (5.7 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘKallenberg Quarry (Robin Rock Quarry; Jordan Quarry), Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘWest Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
17.2km (10.7 miles) ⓘGold Leaf Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘMerry Mount Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘFallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
17.9km (11.1 miles) ⓘHardwick Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘRoutes 125 and 28 interchange road cuts, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Am.Jour.Science 300:630-655 (October, 2000)
 
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