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Serpentine Subgroup from
Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Serpentine Subgroup' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Serpentine Subgroup data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:118640
Long-form Identifier:1:3:118640:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Serpentine Subgroup
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘChelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
38.5km (23.9 miles) ⓘWest Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
44.7km (27.7 miles) ⓘLynnfield serpentinite area, Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) ⓘIron Mine Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
53.6km (33.3 miles) ⓘRagged Hill, West Brookfield, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
66.2km (41.1 miles) ⓘChipman Mine (Merrimac Mine; Newburyport lead-silver mine), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
67.6km (42.0 miles) ⓘDevil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘDevil's Den (Devil's Den lime pit), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘManton Avenue Quarry, Manton, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
References
Palache, C., Pinger, A. W. (1923) The scapolite deposit of Bolton, Massachusetts. American Mineralogist, 8 (9). 153-157
 
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