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Quartz from
Pelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:760936
Long-form Identifier:1:3:760936:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘPelham Granite quarry (Ward Quarry; Valley Quarry), Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
6.0km (3.8 miles) ⓘBartlett Granite quarry, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘNotch Quarry (Lane Quarry; Amherst Quarry; Round Mountain Quarry), Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘMount Tom Quarry, Mount Tom, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) ⓘMount Tom, Holyoke, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
24.4km (15.1 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
24.6km (15.3 miles) ⓘLoudville Lead Mines (Manhan Lead-Silver Mine; Southampton Lead Mine; Northampton Lead Mine), Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘCheapside Quarry (East Deerfield Quarry; Trew Corp. Quarry), Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘMonson quarries (Flynt quarries), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
32.5km (20.2 miles) ⓘOrange mica mine, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Emerson, Benjamin K. (1895) A mineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Massachusetts. Bulletin 126. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b126
 
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