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Opal-AN from
Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


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Opal-AN

Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Opal-AN

Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Opal-AN

Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Opal-AN

Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
08849560017271983683922.jpg
Opal-AN

Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Opal-AN

Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Opal var: Opal-AN
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Habit:amorphous
Colour:cololress, white
Luminescent properties:yes
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Visual (Fluorescence)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal-AN data
Locality Data:Click here to view Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (2 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:423702
Long-form Identifier:1:3:423702:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Opal-AN
8.2km (5.1 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
12.1km (7.5 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) ⓘMassachusetts Broken Stone Co. quarries (Weston Quarry; Stony Brook Quarry), Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.2km (14.4 miles) ⓘJungle Road area, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘWest Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘSouth Street construction site, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
35.2km (21.9 miles) ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
36.9km (22.9 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
P Cristofono collection, 2006
 
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