| Locality type: | Mine |
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| Species: | Spessartine |
| Formula: | Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
| Comments: | Sesspartine usually found as small, gemmy red to orange crystals around 1-2 mm small. Frequently associated with quartz and rutile. |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Rutile | 6 |
| Quartz | 4 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spessartine data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Betts Manganese Mines, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (10 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 28183 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:28183:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine |
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| 9.8km (6.1 miles) | ⓘMacomber Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 11.5km (7.1 miles) | ⓘForge Hill iron mines (Old Hawley iron mines), West Hawley, Hawley, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 80.0km (49.7 miles) | ⓘChickering Mine, Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 87.2km (54.2 miles) | ⓘTurner Mine, Marlow, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 95.1km (59.1 miles) | ⓘPaxton Way, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 98.2km (61.0 miles) | ⓘChamberlain Lane, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 99.3km (61.7 miles) | ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 99.5km (61.8 miles) | ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
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Betts Manganese Mines, Plainfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA