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Biotite from
Rattlesnake Hill, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:'Biotite' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Biotite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rattlesnake Hill, Sharon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678447
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678447:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Biotite
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘGrants Mills, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
30.0km (18.7 miles) ⓘCumberland Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
32.2km (20.0 miles) ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) ⓘGranite Street Quarry (Milk Row Quarry), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
34.3km (21.3 miles) ⓘJ. G. Cloyse quarry, Framingham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘManton Avenue Quarry, Manton, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
41.0km (25.4 miles) ⓘIndian Head Hill, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) ⓘMarlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Whitehead, Walter L. (1913): The Geology of the Rattlesnake Hill Granite of Sharon, Massachusetts (Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy).
 
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