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Schorl from
Oak Hill Quarry, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Oak Hill Quarry, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684449
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684449:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.1km (0.0 miles) ⓘMorris & Luke Quarry, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
11.3km (7.0 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Dracut Quarry; Condon Quarry; Essex Bituminous), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) ⓘI-93/Dascomb Rd. area, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.4km (14.5 miles) ⓘFoster Corners, Salem, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘRollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
31.8km (19.7 miles) ⓘMonoosnoc Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
32.4km (20.1 miles) ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
33.9km (21.1 miles) ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Dale, T. N. (1910). Supplementary Notes on the Commercial Granites of New England (in Contributions to Economic Geology, USGS Bulletin 470).
 
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