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Smoky Quartz from
Interstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


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Smoky Quartz

Interstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Interstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Smoky Quartz

Interstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Smoky Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Interstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:172299
Long-form Identifier:1:3:172299:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Smoky Quartz
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMillstone Hill Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
26.1km (16.2 miles) ⓘMonoosnoc Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
39.2km (24.4 miles) ⓘWaterford, North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
42.9km (26.7 miles) ⓘDiamond Hill, Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘDiamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
47.0km (29.2 miles) ⓘRoutes 125 and 28 interchange road cuts, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘMerry Mount Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
48.8km (30.4 miles) ⓘSouhegan Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
49.7km (30.9 miles) ⓘTonella King Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
 
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