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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Calcite
Formula:CaCO3
Comments:Rare calcite veins occur in the granite.
Habit:massive
Colour:white
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals:
Associates:Fluorite
Ilmenite
Muscovite
Quartz
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Muscovite1
Chamosite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Calcite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127262
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127262:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Calcite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘRoute 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘPJ Keating Quarry (Lunenburg Quarry), Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘPandolf-Perkins Quarry, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct Shaft #2 locality, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
23.7km (14.7 miles) ⓘOld lime quarries, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry (San-Val Quarry), Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) ⓘBolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
25.5km (15.8 miles) ⓘOld Limestone Quarry Site, Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) ⓘQuabbin Aqueduct Shaft #6 locality, Rutland, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘRoute 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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