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Malachite from
Ballard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127294:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘMarlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.1km (14.4 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
33.4km (20.8 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) ⓘSneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
39.3km (24.4 miles) ⓘLorusso Wrentham Quarry, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
40.6km (25.2 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘHarris Quarry, Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
45.8km (28.4 miles) ⓘDexter Quarry (Dexter Lime Quarry), Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
References
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
 
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