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Quartz from
Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA


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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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Amethyst

Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Road Cutting
Classification
Species:Quartz
Formula:SiO2
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Quartz data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rose Avenue amethyst locality, Bellingham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987386
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987386:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Quartz
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘSheldonville Gold Mine (Wrentham Gold Mine), Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
9.7km (6.1 miles) ⓘLorusso Wrentham Quarry, Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘIron Mine Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘWaterford, North Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘSneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘGrants Mills, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘDiamond Hill Granite Company quarry, Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘBeacon Pole Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘDiamond Hill, Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Wrentham Quarry; Simeone Quarry), Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Harvard Museum of Natural History, no.119196
White, John Sampson, Cook, Robert B. (1990) Amethyst Occurrences of the Eastern United States. The Mineralogical Record, 21 (3) 203-213
 
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