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Anatase from
Mystic River Quarries (Mystic Quarries), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


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Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
06864810017272024258159.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
08669860017272024262751.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
03687720017271980991883.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
06864810017272024258159.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
08669860017272024262751.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
03687720017271980991883.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
09106950017271981011586.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
06864810017272024258159.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
08669860017272024262751.jpg
Anatase

Mystic River Quarries, Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Anatase
Formula:TiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite2
Quartz2
Pyrite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anatase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Mystic River Quarries (Mystic Quarries), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (5 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:39126
Long-form Identifier:1:3:39126:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Anatase
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘHammond St. Quarry, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘWest Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘFallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
33.1km (20.5 miles) ⓘBrox Quarry, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘGrants Mills, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
55.6km (34.5 miles) ⓘPandolf-Perkins Quarry, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
56.0km (34.8 miles) ⓘCumberland Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
56.6km (35.2 miles) ⓘAudley Quarry, Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
57.0km (35.4 miles) ⓘPoker Hill, Ashton, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
References
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