Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Muscovite var: Fuchsite |
Formula: | K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)2 |
Comments: | A large amount of bright green mica was collected in the quarry in 2010 by Massachusetts collectors John Chipman, Paul Monti and others. SEM-EDS analysis (by Kerry Day of a P. Cristofono sample, 2012) confirms that it is Cr-Muscovite or "fuchsite." |
Habit: | massive |
Colour: | bright green |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Fuchsite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view PJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 765863 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:765863:1 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 4d2c4fe9-d384-4c72-84d1-5b1c0b2f2a76 |
Nearest other occurrences of Fuchsite |
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14.6km (9.1 miles) | ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
67.4km (41.9 miles) | ⓘWest Thompson Dam, West Thompson, Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut, USA |
90.2km (56.0 miles) | ⓘAcworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USA |
References |
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PJ Keating Quarry, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA