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Rutile from
Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Habit:microscopic rutile needles in quartz occurs in the granite (Hitchen, 1935)
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:274142
Long-form Identifier:1:3:274142:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘBarker Hill Quarry (Rusk Quarry; Townsend Quarry), Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘPandolf-Perkins Quarry, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
24.1km (15.0 miles) ⓘComolli Granite Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘTonella Old Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
31.4km (19.5 miles) ⓘRoute 101/101A road cuts, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘOak Hill Quarry, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Dale, 1910. Supp. Notes on the Commercial Granites of MA (USGS Bull. 470)
 
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