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Augite from
Granite Street Quarry (Milk Row Quarry), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Granite Street Quarry (Milk Row Quarry), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670642
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670642:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘKallenberg Quarry (Robin Rock Quarry; Jordan Quarry), Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘDen Granite Quarry, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.0km (16.7 miles) ⓘPoorhouse Hill, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
38.4km (23.9 miles) ⓘMagnolia, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
38.6km (24.0 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
51.6km (32.1 miles) ⓘMaple Ridge Drive, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
54.5km (33.9 miles) ⓘCumberland Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
73.6km (45.8 miles) ⓘOnway Lake, Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
74.0km (46.0 miles) ⓘPulpit Road locality, Bedford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
82.3km (51.1 miles) ⓘMount Pawtuckaway, Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Wadsworth, M.E. (1877) Notes on the Mineralogy and Petrography of Boston and Vicinity. The Intrusive Rocks in the Vicinity of Boston. In Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, 19:217-238.
 
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