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Grossular from
Old Limestone Quarry Site, Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Grossular
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Grossular data
Locality Data:Click here to view Old Limestone Quarry Site, Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127481
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127481:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Grossular
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
19.1km (11.9 miles) ⓘMarlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.2km (16.9 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Dracut Quarry; Condon Quarry; Essex Bituminous), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘMillstone Hill Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘRoute 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
45.7km (28.4 miles) ⓘWilton Crushed Stone Quarry, Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
48.3km (30.0 miles) ⓘJoppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
49.5km (30.8 miles) ⓘPulpit Road locality, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
56.1km (34.9 miles) ⓘSneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘDevil's Den (Devil's Den lime pit), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
 
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