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Garnet Group from
Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Town
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 Milford, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:243768
Long-form Identifier:1:3:243768:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Garnet Group
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘPurgatory Chasm, Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ⓘBallard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
29.0km (18.1 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
32.9km (20.5 miles) ⓘTatnuck Hill quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘInterstate 295 / US Route 6 road cuts, Johnston, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
48.5km (30.1 miles) ⓘShaker Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
48.6km (30.2 miles) ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
53.5km (33.2 miles) ⓘCordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
References
Emerson, 1917. Geology of MA & RI
Barosh, Patrick James
Fahey, Richard J.
Pease, Maurice Henry, Jr. (1977). Preliminary compilation of the bedrock geology of the land area of the Boston 2 degrees sheet, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire
 
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