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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Talc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Luminescent properties: yellowish-fluorescing talc
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Scapolite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Talc 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:92746
Long-form Identifier:1:3:92746:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Talc
20.9km (13.0 miles) Groton Soapstone Quarry, Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) Blue Soapstone Quarry (Jenkins Quarry; Hill's Quarry), Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
44.7km (27.7 miles) Lynnfield serpentinite area, Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
49.0km (30.5 miles) Iron Mine Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
52.2km (32.4 miles) Cumberland Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
57.5km (35.8 miles) Soapstone Hill quarries (North Dana soapstone quarries), Petersham, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
57.7km (35.9 miles) Conklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
58.8km (36.5 miles) Dexter Quarry (Dexter Lime Quarry), Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
61.4km (38.2 miles) Harris Quarry (Harris Lime Quarries), Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
66.1km (41.1 miles) Olney Avenue, North Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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