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Siderite from
Railcut Hill, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Railcut Hill, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:752404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:752404:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘBlackburn Circle locality, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
25.0km (15.5 miles) ⓘDevil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘDevil's Den (Devil's Den lime pit), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) ⓘChipman Mine (Merrimac Mine; Newburyport lead-silver mine), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Lynn Sand and Stone Co. Quarry; Bardon Trimount Quarry; Hume Quarry), Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
52.5km (32.6 miles) ⓘFallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
59.0km (36.6 miles) ⓘMassachusetts Broken Stone Co. quarries (Weston Quarry; Stony Brook Quarry), Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
61.0km (37.9 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry, Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
82.9km (51.5 miles) ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
84.8km (52.7 miles) ⓘParker Mountain Mine, Strafford, Strafford County, New Hampshire, USA
References
P. Cristofono collection, 2011
 
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