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Calcite from
Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Fallon Brothers Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101056
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101056:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
0.3km (0.2 miles) ⓘMerry Mount Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
1.2km (0.7 miles) ⓘGranite Railway Quarry (Granite Rail Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘWest Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘThompsonville "silver mine", Thompsonville, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘWarren Street Quarry (Beatty's Ledge), Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
15.4km (9.6 miles) ⓘAllston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) ⓘGranite Street Quarry (Milk Row Quarry), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
17.6km (10.9 miles) ⓘMystic River Quarries (Mystic Quarries), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
18.8km (11.7 miles) ⓘRoute 9 road cut, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘRowe Quarry (Black Ann Hill Quarry), Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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