Lancaster chiastolite localities, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Lancaster chiastolite localities | - not defined - |
Lancaster | Town |
Worcester County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 28' 19'' North , 71° 42' 36'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Lancaster | 7,509 (2017) | 3.5km |
South Lancaster | 1,894 (2017) | 3.6km |
Sterling | 7,384 (2017) | 5.6km |
Clinton | 7,389 (2017) | 6.5km |
Leominster | 41,569 (2017) | 7.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Worcester Mineral Club | Worcester, Massachusetts | 24km |
Nashoba Valley Mineralogical Society | Westford, Massachusetts | 25km |
Mindat Locality ID:
8321
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8321:1
GUID (UUID V4):
9fcadbdf-0480-4eff-846e-d6a43e30565f
Chiastolite occurs in schist in a large area in the western part of Lancaster.
There are numerous chiastolite localies in Lancaster including, George Hill; Ballard Hill; Powerline locality; Brockelman Road and Blood Town Forest.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Andalusite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O References: |
ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Andalusite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | var. Chiastolite | 9.AF.10 | Al2(SiO4)O |
ⓘ | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Andalusite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Andalusite var. Chiastolite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | ⓘ Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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Lancaster chiastolite localities, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA