Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Bournonite vs. Vesuvianite
Cogwheels of bournonite are up against colourful vesuvianite.
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Vesuvianite from
Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Vesuvianite
Formula:Ca19Fe3+Al4(Al6Mg2)(◻4)◻[Si2O7]4[(SiO4)10]O(OH)9
Colour:brown
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Grossular
Quartz
Titanite
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Vesuvianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Joppa Hill, Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (8 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:51178
Long-form Identifier:1:3:51178:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Vesuvianite
1.3km (0.8 miles) Pulpit Road locality, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) Devil's Den (Devil's Den lime pit), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
60.0km (37.3 miles) Devil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
67.0km (41.7 miles) Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
86.8km (53.9 miles) Webster prospects (Sanford vesuvianite locality; Goodall Farm prospect; Webster vesuvianite prospect), Sanford, York County, Maine, USA
94.0km (58.4 miles) Ham and Weeks Mine, Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
94.6km (58.8 miles) Mitchell Mountain mine, Newfield, York County, Maine, USA
95.3km (59.2 miles) Province Mountain locality, Newfield, York County, Maine, USA
98.9km (61.5 miles) Piper Hill prospect, Newfield, York County, Maine, USA
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