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Molybdenite from
Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Molybdenite
Formula:MoS2
Comments:Found only in the beryl pegmatite (Hitchen, 1935).
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Molybdenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127267
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127267:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Molybdenite
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘPearl Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
32.6km (20.2 miles) ⓘWilton Crushed Stone Quarry, Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
33.5km (20.8 miles) ⓘMillstone Hill Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
56.4km (35.0 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
67.9km (42.2 miles) ⓘBig Mine, Alstead, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
69.0km (42.9 miles) ⓘWilliam Wise Mine, Westmoreland, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA
69.3km (43.1 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry, Raymond, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
70.1km (43.6 miles) ⓘIron Mine Hill quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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