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Epidote from
Betts Manganese Mines, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Betts Manganese Mines, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:28151
Long-form Identifier:1:3:28151:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘForge Hill iron mines (Old Hawley iron mines), West Hawley, Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
21.8km (13.6 miles) ⓘDavis Pyrite Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
23.1km (14.3 miles) ⓘMassachusetts Talc Company Mine, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘOld Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
25.1km (15.6 miles) ⓘWright Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
25.5km (15.9 miles) ⓘChester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
25.6km (15.9 miles) ⓘMelvin Mine, Chester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘRound Top Hill area quartz prospects, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘHudson & Chester Quarry, Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
30.6km (19.0 miles) ⓘCheapside Quarry (East Deerfield Quarry; Trew Corp. Quarry), Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
References
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localities" by Alan Plante, Valley Geology Press, 1992.
Quinn, Alonzo W. (1945). Geology of the Plainfield-Hawley area : with special reference to deposits of manganese and iron minerals (USGS Open-File Report: 45-28)
 
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