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


Classification
Species:'Apatite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:Ca5(PO4)3A
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Apatite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:661000
Long-form Identifier:1:3:661000:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Apatite
23.3km (14.5 miles) ⓘPelham Granite quarry (Ward Quarry; Valley Quarry), Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘPelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
30.7km (19.1 miles) ⓘOrange mica mine, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘMonson quarries (Flynt quarries), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
33.1km (20.6 miles) ⓘMillstone Hill Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘSturbridge Graphite Mine (Tantiusques Mine; Winthrop Lead Mine), Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
41.6km (25.8 miles) ⓘWebb Granite Quarry, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
43.4km (26.9 miles) ⓘSnow Flake Granite Quarry, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
48.7km (30.2 miles) ⓘBarker Hill Quarry (Rusk Quarry; Townsend Quarry), Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
49.0km (30.4 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
References
American Mineralogist 26:121
 
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