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Microcline from
Fortune Boulevard/CENTECH Park construction site, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Construction Site
Classification
Species:Microcline
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Microcline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fortune Boulevard/CENTECH Park construction site, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:825545
Long-form Identifier:1:3:825545:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline
17.3km (10.7 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘIndian Head Hill, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
22.6km (14.0 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
29.0km (18.0 miles) ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
35.1km (21.8 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
35.5km (22.0 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘHarris Quarry, Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Wrentham Quarry; Simeone Quarry), Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Personally collected by Steve Stillman in 2010
 
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