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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pyrrhotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127161
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127161:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Pyrrhotite
13.3km (8.3 miles) ⓘDracut Nickel Mine (Nickel Mine Hill), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘRoutes 125 and 28 interchange road cuts, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘLedge Road, Windham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘFoster Corners, Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, 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
36.3km (22.5 miles) ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘPoorhouse Hill, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex 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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