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J. S. Swingle Quarry (Swingle's Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USAi
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J. S. Swingle Quarry (Swingle's Quarry)Quarry (Backfilled)
QuincyCity
Norfolk CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
USACountry

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Swingle's Quarry

J. S. Swingle Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Swingle's Quarry

J. S. Swingle Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Swingle's Quarry

J. S. Swingle Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 14' 36'' North , 71° 1' 59'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.24361,-71.03333
GeoHash:
G#: drt2rd5ng
GRN:
N29W38
Type:
Quarry (Backfilled) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Quincy93,618 (2017)2.8km
Milton27,003 (2017)2.8km
Braintree33,509 (2017)3.7km
Weymouth54,395 (2017)8.1km
Randolph32,112 (2017)9.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Boston Mineral Club, Inc.Boston, Massachusetts13km
Southeastern Massachusetts Mineral ClubBridgewater, Massachusetts29km
North Shore Rock & Mineral Club of MassachusettsSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts42km
Nashoba Valley Mineralogical SocietyWestford, Massachusetts50km
Mindat Locality ID:
27700
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:27700:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Former granite quarry opened ca. 1846. Now mostly filled in.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Aegirine
Formula: NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Riebeckite
Formula: ◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
ⓘ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ 'Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite'
Formula: ◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAegirine9.DA.25NaFe3+Si2O6
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Riebeckite Root Name Group'-◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'var. Crocidolite'-◻[Na2][Z2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Hⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Oⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Fⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
NaSodium
Naⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Naⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Naⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Siⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
ClChlorine
Clⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Clⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
FeIron
Feⓘ AegirineNaFe3+Si2O6
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Feⓘ Riebeckite Root Name Group var. Crocidolite◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2

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References

Dale, T.N. (1908) The chief commercial granites of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Bulletin 354. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b354
Rocks & Minerals (1941) 16: 255.
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