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Quartz from
Palmer Quarries, Snake Meadow Hill, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Palmer Quarries, Snake Meadow Hill, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:684468
Long-form Identifier:1:3:684468:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
4.6km (2.8 miles) ⓘShaker Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘMorris & Luke Quarry, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘOak Hill Quarry, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
8.6km (5.3 miles) ⓘChelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘHarris Quarry, Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) ⓘMcCarthy Quarry, Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘOak Hill Silver prospect, Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
16.8km (10.4 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Dracut Quarry; Condon Quarry; Essex Bituminous), Dracut, 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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