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Schorl from
Specialty Minerals Mine (Pfizer Quarry; New England Lime Quarry; Follet Quarry; Adams Lime Quarry), Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Specialty Minerals Mine (Pfizer Quarry; New England Lime Quarry; Follet Quarry; Adams Lime Quarry), Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:30107
Long-form Identifier:1:3:30107:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘNorth Adams Marble Company quarry, North Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘBarrus farm pegmatite localities, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
30.9km (19.2 miles) ⓘClark Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘChester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
42.6km (26.5 miles) ⓘGuilford, Windham County, Vermont, USA
53.2km (33.0 miles) ⓘBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
65.7km (40.8 miles) ⓘOrange mica mine, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
68.2km (42.4 miles) ⓘRichmond Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
74.8km (46.5 miles) ⓘGreenfield pegmatite, Greenfield Township, Saratoga County, New York, USA
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘChickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
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