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Clinochlore from
Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Clinochlore
Formula:Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Margarite10
Diaspore7
Magnetite5
Clinochlore2
- var Corundophilite2
Epidote2
Actinolite2
Dravite2
Corundite2
Rutile2
Malachite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Clinochlore data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28135
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28135:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Clinochlore in this Region
Macia Mine (Marcia Mine), Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Melvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Old Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Sackett Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Snow Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Wright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Clinochlore
1.4km (0.9 miles) Old Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Melvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Wright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) Betts Manganese Mines, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
30.4km (18.9 miles) Lane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) Allyndale Limestone Corp. quarry, East Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
37.3km (23.2 miles) West Granby, Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) Pfizer Company Marble Quarry, Canaan, North Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
43.9km (27.3 miles) Hoosac Tunnel Soapstone Quarry (Hoosac Talc Mine), Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
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