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Microcline from
Quabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:660998
Long-form Identifier:1:3:660998:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘPelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ⓘSouth Royalston beryl locality (Clark locality), Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘOrange mica mine, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
33.8km (21.0 miles) ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
36.0km (22.4 miles) ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘYon Granite Quarry, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) ⓘRichmond Soapstone Quarry, Richmond, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
41.3km (25.7 miles) ⓘFortune Boulevard/CENTECH Park construction site, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Shaub, B. M. (1941) Occurrence and origin of babingtonite and other minerals from Quabbin aqueduct, Massachusetts. American Mineralogist, 26 (2) 121-129
 
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