| Locality type: | Road Cutting |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Amphibole Supergroup var: Byssolite |
| Formula: | AX2Z5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2 |
| Comments: | Actinolite-Tremolite (var. byssolite) in quartz veins and massive, is rather attractive in the veins. |
| Habit: | fibrous |
| Colour: | green |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Byssolite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Byssolite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view U.S 40 Roadcut, Catoctin Mt, Myersville, Frederick County, Maryland, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 71104 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:71104:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 385dade2-b247-472e-8866-3d36833721e3 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Byssolite |
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| 43.1km (26.8 miles) | ⓘOld Goose Creek Quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA |
| 59.0km (36.7 miles) | ⓘVirginia Crushed Stone Quarry, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA |
| 66.3km (41.2 miles) | ⓘBull Run Quarry, Conklin, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA |
| 67.3km (41.8 miles) | ⓘHighway 50 intersection, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA |
| 68.7km (42.7 miles) | ⓘCentreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA |
| 70.1km (43.5 miles) | ⓘFairfax Quarry, Centreville, Culpeper Basin, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA |
| 72.7km (45.2 miles) | ⓘMillbrook Quarry (Haymarket Quarry), Haymarket, Prince William County, Virginia, USA |
| 75.2km (46.8 miles) | ⓘGainesville Quarry, Gainesville, Prince William County, Virginia, USA |
| 76.4km (47.5 miles) | ⓘVulcan Materials Company Crushed Stone Quarry (Manassas Quarry), Manassas, Prince William County, Virginia, USA |
| References |
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U.S 40 Roadcut, Catoctin Mt, Myersville, Frederick County, Maryland, USA