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Magnetite from
Sturbridge Graphite Mine (Tantiusques Mine; Winthrop Lead Mine), Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Magnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe23+O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Magnetite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Sturbridge Graphite Mine (Tantiusques Mine; Winthrop Lead Mine), Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:97221
Long-form Identifier:1:3:97221:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Magnetite
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘCordierite locality (Bigelow Pond), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
17.8km (11.1 miles) ⓘMonson quarries (Flynt quarries), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
22.9km (14.2 miles) ⓘWest Thompson Dam, West Thompson, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
34.5km (21.4 miles) ⓘMansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
36.3km (22.6 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
38.8km (24.1 miles) ⓘUS Route 6 Willimantic Bypass expressway road cuts, Coventry, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘBlanchard Quarries, Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) ⓘWillimantic, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
39.6km (24.6 miles) ⓘSpring Lake, Harrisville, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
42.8km (26.6 miles) ⓘPelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 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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