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Lepidolite from
Clark Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA


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Lepidolite, etc.

Clark Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
05700040017362510727220.jpg
Lepidolite, etc.

Clark Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Lepidolite, etc.

Clark Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Classification
Species:'Lepidolite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
- var Cleavelandite1
Schorl1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Lepidolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Clark Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:29937
Long-form Identifier:1:3:29937:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Lepidolite
7.0km (4.4 miles) ⓘBarrus farm pegmatite localities, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
26.0km (16.2 miles) ⓘBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘChickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
90.2km (56.0 miles) ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
90.4km (56.2 miles) ⓘSimpson prospect #1, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
90.9km (56.5 miles) ⓘBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
91.7km (57.0 miles) ⓘTurner Mine, Marlow, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
92.5km (57.5 miles) ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
95.3km (59.2 miles) ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localites" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
 
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