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Apophyllite Group from
Lane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Apophyllite Group' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AB4[Si8O20]X · 8H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Datolite5
Prehnite4
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apophyllite Group data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:560801
Long-form Identifier:1:3:560801:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apophyllite Group
15.5km (9.7 miles) Mount Tom Quarry, Mount Tom, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
20.7km (12.8 miles) Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) Notch Quarry (Lane Quarry; Amherst Quarry; Round Mountain Quarry), Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
37.0km (23.0 miles) State Route 44 road cut, Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
51.9km (32.2 miles) Plainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
52.8km (32.8 miles) Quabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
56.4km (35.0 miles) Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
66.0km (41.0 miles) Route 66 outcrops, Middlefield, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
69.9km (43.4 miles) Cheshire Traprock Quarry, Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
72.6km (45.1 miles) Reed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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