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Muscovite from
Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


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Muscovite, etc.

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite, etc.

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite, etc.

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Muscovite

Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Habit:Good crystals occur in the calcite veins. According to Hitchen (1935), pinkish bronze plates to 4 cm occurred in the beryl pegmatite.
Colour:gray, bronze
Luminescent properties:none
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorite1
Schorl1
Chamosite1
Fluorapatite1
Calcite1
Microcline1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127272
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127272:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘSouth Street construction site, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMonoosnoc Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘJungle Road area, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘBlood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
14.4km (8.9 miles) ⓘLancaster chiastolite localities, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Hitchen, 1935
 
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