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Prehnite from
Ballard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ballard Quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127287
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127287:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
20.8km (12.9 miles) ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
25.0km (15.6 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘSpring Lake, Harrisville, Burrillville, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘManville Quarry, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
44.0km (27.3 miles) ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘMassachusetts Broken Stone Co. quarries (Weston Quarry; Stony Brook Quarry), Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘInterstate 84 (I-84; I-86; State Route 15; Wilbur Cross Highway), Union, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
47.2km (29.3 miles) ⓘMonson quarries (Flynt quarries), Monson, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
53.9km (33.5 miles) ⓘWarren Street Quarry (Beatty's Ledge), Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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