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Gypsum from
Gay Head Cliffs, Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA


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Gypsum, etc.

Gay Head Cliffs, Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
03488100017370308916948.jpg
Gypsum, etc.

Gay Head Cliffs, Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
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Gypsum, etc.

Gay Head Cliffs, Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Locality type:Cliff
Classification
Species:Gypsum
Formula:CaSO4 · 2H2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Marcasite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gypsum data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gay Head Cliffs, Aquinnah, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:987399
Long-form Identifier:1:3:987399:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Gypsum
82.1km (51.0 miles) ⓘBoro pit, North Attleborough, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
82.2km (51.1 miles) ⓘConklin Quarry, Lime Rock, Lincoln, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
85.6km (53.2 miles) ⓘMasslite Quarry, Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
86.5km (53.7 miles) ⓘStaples Road Manganese bed, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
87.0km (54.1 miles) ⓘCumberland Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
88.3km (54.9 miles) ⓘSneech Pond copper mines (Copper Mine Hill), Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
References
Robinson, Samuel (1825) A Catalogue of American Minerals, With Their Localities - Including All Which Are Known to Exist in the United States and British Provinces, And Having the Towns, Counties, and Districts in Each State and Province Arranged Alphabetically. With an Appendix, Containing Additional Localities and a Tabular View. Cummings, Hilliard, & Co. p.49
 
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