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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dracut Nickel Mine (Nickel Mine Hill), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:678758
Long-form Identifier:1:3:678758:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
12.8km (7.9 miles) ⓘRoutes 125 and 28 interchange road cuts, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
24.0km (14.9 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘMassachusetts Broken Stone Co. quarries (Weston Quarry; Stony Brook Quarry), Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
42.1km (26.2 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘInterstate Route 495/State Route 62 interchange (I-495 exit #26), Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
44.4km (27.6 miles) ⓘJungle Road area, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
44.6km (27.7 miles) ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
47.3km (29.4 miles) ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
47.8km (29.7 miles) ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
50.2km (31.2 miles) ⓘBabson Farm Quarry, Rockport Granite Company quarries, Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Dennen, W. H. (1943). A nickel deposit near Dracut, Mass. (Economic Geology 38: 25-55.)
 
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