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Margarite from
Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Margarite
Formula:CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Corunditeβ“˜13 photos of Margarite associated with Corundite at this locality.
Clinochloreβ“˜10 photos of Margarite associated with Clinochlore at this locality.
Corundophiliteβ“˜10 photos of Margarite associated with Corundophilite at this locality.
Magnetiteβ“˜8 photos of Margarite associated with Magnetite at this locality.
Draviteβ“˜5 photos of Margarite associated with Dravite at this locality.
Actinoliteβ“˜4 photos of Margarite associated with Actinolite at this locality.
Chloritoidβ“˜2 photos of Margarite associated with Chloritoid at this locality.
Chamositeβ“˜2 photos of Margarite associated with Chamosite at this locality.
Epidoteβ“˜2 photos of Margarite associated with Epidote at this locality.
Chlorite Groupβ“˜1 photo of Margarite associated with Chlorite Group at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Margarite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (26 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28128
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28128:9
GUID (UUID V4):a8aa7644-540e-4d3b-8cb1-c6b977bd977e
Localities for Margarite in this Region
Macia Mine (Marcia Mine), Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Melvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Old Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Sackett Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Snow Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Wright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Margarite
1.4km (0.9 miles) β“˜Old Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) β“˜Melvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) β“˜Wright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
26.6km (16.6 miles) β“˜Height of Land Garnet Locality, Windsor, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
46.2km (28.7 miles) β“˜Pelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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