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Muscovite from
Quabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Occurrence
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127580
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127580:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘBlood Town Forest, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
14.6km (9.1 miles) ⓘLancaster chiastolite localities, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) ⓘJungle Road area, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘMonoosnoc Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘSouth Street construction site, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.6km (12.8 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
 
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