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Andesine from
Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite var: Andesine
Formula:(Na,Ca)[Al(Si,Al)Si2O8]
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Andesine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:92722
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92722:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Andesine
35.5km (22.1 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) ⓘLynch Quarry, Berkeley, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘCordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
72.2km (44.9 miles) ⓘMonson quarries (Flynt quarries), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
81.6km (50.7 miles) ⓘMount Pawtuckaway, Nottingham, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Emerson, B.K. (1917) Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bulletin 597. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b597
 
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