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Danalite from
Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA


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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
06167030017363772035666.jpg
Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
04458970017272013225568.jpg
Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
06167030017363772035666.jpg
Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Danalite

Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Danalite
Formula:Be3Fe42+(SiO4)3S
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Danalite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:4772
Long-form Identifier:1:3:4772:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Danalite in this Region
Rockport Granite Company quarries, Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Flat Ledge Quarry, Rockport Granite Company quarries, Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Danalite
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘRailcut Hill, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) ⓘBlackburn Circle locality, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
97.7km (60.7 miles) ⓘGrants Mills, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
References
Yale Peabody Museum no. 777
Sears, John Henry (1905) The Physical Geography, Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology of Essex Country, Massachusetts. Essex Institute.
Cooke, Josiah P. Jr. (1966) XI - On Danalite, a new Mineral Species from the Granite of Rockport, Mass. American Journal Of Science, S. 2 Vol. 42. 73-79
Anthony, John W., Bideaux, Richard A., Bladh, Kenneth W., Nichols, Monte C. - Eds. (2016) Handbook of Mineralogy. https://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/
 
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