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Spinel from
Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


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Spinel

Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
03993620017271984508449.jpg
Spinel

Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
03993620017271984508449.jpg
Spinel

Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Spinel
Formula:MgAl2O4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spinel data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127156
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127156:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spinel
15.5km (9.7 miles) ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.8km (14.8 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
65.8km (40.9 miles) ⓘIron Mine Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
66.5km (41.3 miles) ⓘSaddleback Mountain, Deerfield, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Yale Peabody Museum no. 1722.
Barton, W.R., Goldsmith, C.E. (1968) New England Beryllium Investigations. U.S. Depaartment of the Interior, Bureau of Mines Report of investigations 7070. 177 pages and maps.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
 
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