Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Microcline |
Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
Habit: | Good crystals occur in quartz. |
Colour: | white |
Abundance at site: | Very common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Smoky Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
Allanite-(Ce) | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Allanite-(Ce) at this locality. |
Schorl | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Schorl at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38574 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38574:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 006d618d-6b8c-4797-bbe3-cb848a0f0005 |
Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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2.3km (1.4 miles) | ⓘPine Hill, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘLong Hill, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
14.2km (8.8 miles) | ⓘBarker Hill Quarry (Rusk Quarry; Townsend Quarry), Townsend, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
18.6km (11.6 miles) | ⓘMason, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
22.1km (13.7 miles) | ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
23.9km (14.8 miles) | ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
24.1km (15.0 miles) | ⓘComolli Granite Quarry, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
25.3km (15.7 miles) | ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
27.0km (16.8 miles) | ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
27.2km (16.9 miles) | ⓘBurns Hill area, Milford, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
References |
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Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA