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Diopside from
Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


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Diopside

Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Diopside

Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Diopside

Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Diopside
Formula:CaMgSi2O6
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Diopside data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (4 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127154
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127154:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Diopside
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Dracut Quarry; Condon Quarry; Essex Bituminous), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘRoute 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.9km (17.3 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
32.4km (20.2 miles) ⓘMarlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
41.8km (26.0 miles) ⓘJoppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘPulpit Road locality, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
44.7km (27.8 miles) ⓘDevil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Barton, W.R., Goldsmith, C.E. (1968) New England Beryllium Investigations. U.S. Depaartment of the Interior, Bureau of Mines Report of investigations 7070. 177 pages and maps.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
 
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