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Magnetite from
Dracut Nickel Mine (Nickel Mine Hill), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dracut Nickel Mine (Nickel Mine Hill), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678757
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678757:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
13.6km (8.4 miles) ⓘBlue Soapstone Quarry (Jenkins Quarry; Hill's Quarry), Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.2km (12.5 miles) ⓘPalmer Quarries, Snake Meadow Hill, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘMcCarthy Quarry, Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘHarris Quarry, Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
22.5km (14.0 miles) ⓘLynnfield serpentinite area, Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.4km (14.6 miles) ⓘGovernor Endicott mine (Towne's Copper Mine), Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘKallenberg Quarry (Robin Rock Quarry; Jordan Quarry), Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
29.5km (18.4 miles) ⓘDen Granite Quarry, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘPoorhouse Hill, Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Dennen, W. H. (1943). A nickel deposit near Dracut, Mass. (Economic Geology 38: 25-55.)
 
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