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Quartz from
Devil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified, Visual (Fluorescence)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Devil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:718513
Long-form Identifier:1:3:718513:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
0.7km (0.4 miles) ⓘDevil's Den (Devil's Den lime pit), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘChipman Mine (Merrimac Mine; Newburyport lead-silver mine), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘEpidote Locality, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘMarble Ridge, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘBlood Ledge Quarry, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) ⓘDevil's Rock Quarry, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
22.0km (13.6 miles) ⓘCheves Green Granite Quarry, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘRoute 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
22.2km (13.8 miles) ⓘBabson Farm Quarry, Rockport Granite Company quarries, Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘBlackburn Circle locality, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
P. Cristofono collection, 2011
 
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