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Aggregates (commodity) from
Houghton Crushed Stone Pit (Houghton County Crushed Stone; Boston Pit), Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA


Locality type:Pit
Classification
Commodity:Aggregates (commodity)
Data
Commodity Data:Click here to view Aggregates (commodity) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Houghton Crushed Stone Pit (Houghton County Crushed Stone; Boston Pit), Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1135804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1135804:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other deposits of Aggregates (commodity)
2.2km (1.4 miles) George Hocking Construction Company Pit, Boston, Franklin Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
8.8km (5.5 miles) Dodgeville Pit and Mill, Dodgeville, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) Houghton County Road Commission pit, Superior, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) Houghton County Road Commission Quarry, Superior, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) South Range Quarry, South Range, Adams Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) Mica Schist Drill Sample Prospect, Tapiola, Portage Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) Arvon Slate Quarry (Clinton Slate Company; Huron Bay Slate Company), Baraga County, Michigan, USA
42.0km (26.1 miles) Houghton County Road Commission Pit (MRDS - 10146756), Winona, Elm River Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) Winona Pit (Caspian Construction Company), Winona, Elm River Township, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
83.3km (51.8 miles) George Hocking Construction Company Quarry, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
 
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