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Crocidolite from
Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Riebeckite Root Name Group var: Crocidolite
Formula:◻[Na2][Z32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH,F,Cl)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Aegirine2
Orthoclase1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Crocidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:213528
Long-form Identifier:1:3:213528:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Crocidolite in this Region
Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Granite Railway Quarry (Granite Rail Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
J. S. Swingle Quarry (Swingle's Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Crocidolite
1.8km (1.1 miles) Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
2.8km (1.8 miles) J. S. Swingle Quarry (Swingle's Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) Granite Railway Quarry (Granite Rail Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
46.3km (28.8 miles) Beacon Pole Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
50.1km (31.1 miles) Blackburn Circle locality, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
 
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