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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Habit:Crystals to 10 cm long. (Hitchen, 1935)
Colour:black
Luminescent properties:none
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Almandine
Microcline
Muscovite
Quartz
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz4
- var Smoky Quartz1
Fluorapatite2
Microcline2
Feldspar Group1
Muscovite1
Beryl1
- var Heliodor1
Almandine1
Albite1
Allanite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (18 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:38570
Long-form Identifier:1:3:38570:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
2.3km (1.4 miles) ⓘPine Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘMonoosnoc Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘLeavitt Quarry, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
22.6km (14.1 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct Shaft #4 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
29.9km (18.6 miles) ⓘInterstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
30.1km (18.7 miles) ⓘReynolds Mine (Beryl Hill Mine), Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
31.6km (19.6 miles) ⓘOak Hill Quarry, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
31.7km (19.7 miles) ⓘMorris & Luke Quarry, Westford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
34.5km (21.5 miles) ⓘTatnuck Hill quarry, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
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