| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Orthoclase |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Crocidolite | ⓘ1 photo of Orthoclase associated with Crocidolite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Orthoclase data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Fallon Brothers Quarry (Quincy Quarry; Ballou Quarry; Old Colony Crushed Stone Company Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 267050 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:267050:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b5e516b5-a3ff-431b-8eba-9053e585c830 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase |
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| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘMerry Mount Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘHardwick Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 1.2km (0.7 miles) | ⓘGranite Railway Quarry (Granite Rail Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 2.5km (1.5 miles) | ⓘGold Leaf Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 13.7km (8.5 miles) | ⓘHammond St. Quarry, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | ⓘAllston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 26.9km (16.7 miles) | ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 37.5km (23.3 miles) | ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 42.8km (26.6 miles) | ⓘDiamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
| 44.5km (27.6 miles) | ⓘSneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA |
| References |
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Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA