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Scapolite from
Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
04905230017829734079724.jpg
Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
06294370017272050739376.jpg
Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Scapolite, etc.

Bolton Lime Quarries, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Scapolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:"C.T. Jackson found 1.58 pr. cnt. lithia and 2 pr. cnt. oxides of cerium and lanthanum in the pink skapolite [sic], from Bolton, Massachusetts; but C. Hartshorne found neiher of these constituents in that mineral from the same locality." -- Booth, James C. (1862). The Enclopedia of Chemistry, Practical and Theoretical, 2nd ed.
Luminescent properties:Magenta-pink-fluorescing
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz7
Actinolite2
Diopside2
Talc2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Scapolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (6 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:285806
Long-form Identifier:1:3:285806:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Scapolite
5.4km (3.3 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘOld Limestone Quarry Site, Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘMarlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘChelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
55.1km (34.2 miles) ⓘJoppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
61.2km (38.0 miles) ⓘWest Thompson Dam, West Thompson, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
90.4km (56.1 miles) ⓘMerry Hill, Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Palache, C., Pinger, A. W. (1923) The scapolite deposit of Bolton, Massachusetts. American Mineralogist, 8 (9). 153-157
 
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