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Briscoe Hill, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USAi
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BeverlyCity
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 32' 55'' North , 70° 52' 38'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.54885,-70.87735
GRN:
N29W38
Type:
Hill
Köppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Beverly41,186 (2017)1.1km
Beverly Cove40,365 (2017)2.0km
Salem42,869 (2017)3.6km
Peabody52,504 (2017)4.8km
Danvers26,493 (2017)5.2km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
North Shore Rock & Mineral Club of MassachusettsSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts6km
Boston Mineral Club, Inc.Boston, Massachusetts26km
Nashoba Valley Mineralogical SocietyWestford, Massachusetts46km
Mindat Locality ID:
32086
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32086:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0


J.H. Sears stated in 1893 that specimens of "Microcline... of a bright verdigris green color" were found at this location, near today's town common.

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1 valid mineral.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘMicrocline
var. Amazonite		9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
ⓘ9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Oⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Alⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Siⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
KPotassium
Kⓘ Microcline var. AmazoniteK(AlSi3O8)
Kⓘ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)

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References

Sears, John Henry (1905) The Physical Geography, Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology of Essex Country, Massachusetts. Essex Institute.
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