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Hematite from
Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA


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Hematite

Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Hematite

Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Hematite

Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Neighborhood
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127256
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127256:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Hematite in this Region
Warren Street Quarry (Beatty's Ledge), Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘWarren Street Quarry (Beatty's Ledge), Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
3.3km (2.1 miles) ⓘThompsonville "silver mine", Thompsonville, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
9.2km (5.7 miles) ⓘWest Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
10.4km (6.5 miles) ⓘMassachusetts Broken Stone Co. quarries (Weston Quarry; Stony Brook Quarry), Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘGranite Railway Quarry (Granite Rail Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) ⓘMerry Mount Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘFallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘHardwick Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘTophet Hill mine, Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
 
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