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Garnet Group from
Ballard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Garnet Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:X3Z2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Garnet Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127282
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127282:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
8.5km (5.3 miles) ⓘTatnuck Hill quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
13.6km (8.5 miles) ⓘPurgatory Chasm, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
37.6km (23.4 miles) ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘCordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
43.2km (26.9 miles) ⓘShaker Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘPearl Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 (I-84; I-86; State Route 15; Wilbur Cross Highway), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
References
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
 
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