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Biotite from
Route 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


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Biotite

Route 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Biotite

Route 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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Biotite

Route 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Area
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Route 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:362583
Long-form Identifier:1:3:362583:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
12.5km (7.8 miles) ⓘBarker Hill Quarry (Rusk Quarry; Townsend Quarry), Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
18.7km (11.6 miles) ⓘMcDonald Quarry, Mason, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
19.3km (12.0 miles) ⓘShaker Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘComolli Granite Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
22.3km (13.9 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Cristofono, Peter (n.d.) Personal communication.
 
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