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Grossular from
Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Grossular
Formula:Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:Historical specimen in Larson Collection 5 x 3.2 cm , year 1850 [see Bancroft, Peter (1973) The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals].
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Significance:Classic locality for this mineral (see references.)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Diopside125
- var Chromium-bearing Diopside1
Vesuvianite23
Calcite8
Albite7
Epidote7
Dolomite6
Chamosite2
Clinochlore2
Fluorapatite2
Prehnite2
Muscovite2
Quartz1
Serpentine Subgroup1
Grossular1
- var Hessonite1
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Grossular data
Locality Data:Click here to view Belvidere Mountain Quarries, Lowell & Eden, Orleans & Lamoille Cos., Vermont, USA
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Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:13545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:13545:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Grossular
78.8km (49.0 miles) Orford Nickel mine, St-Denis-de-Brompton, Le Val-Saint-François RCM, Estrie, Québec, Canada
81.7km (50.8 miles) Pond Hill locality, Lisbon, Grafton County, New Hampshire, USA
85.9km (53.4 miles) Willsboro mine, Willsboro, Essex County, New York, USA
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