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Locality Name:
Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA


mindat Locality ID: 3824
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-3824.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA": 0
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 0

Latitude: 42°26'18"N
Longitude: 71°33'58"W
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 42.438333333333,-71.566111111111

AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: Al As C Ca Cu F Fe H K Li Mg Mo Na O P S Si Ti Zr 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
AmorphousAmphiboleApatiteArsenopyriteCalciteChalcopyriteClayClinozoisiteEpidoteFeldspar
HumiteMicaMolybdeniteNickelineNoneNot in a structural groupOlivinePyritePyroxeneQuartz
RutileScapoliteSerpentineSmectite-vermiculiteSpinelTalcTitaniteZircon

37 IMA Minerals at location:
Actinolite  (*)Albite  (*)Antigorite  (*)Arsenopyrite  (*)Augite  (*)
Calcite  (*)Chalcopyrite  (*)Chondrodite  (*)Clinohumite  (*)Diopside  (*)
Dolomite  (*)Epidote  (*)Fluorapatite  (*)Forsterite  (*)Graphite  (*)
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Magnesite  (*)Magnetite  (*)Meionite  (*)Microcline  (*)
Molybdenite  (*)Muscovite  (*)Opal  (*)Pargasite  (*)Petalite  (*)
Phlogopite  (*)Pyrite  (*)Pyrrhotite  (*)Quartz  (*)Rutile  (*)
Sillimanite  (*)Spinel  (*)Talc  (*)Titanite  (*)Tremolite  (*)
Vermiculite  (*)Zircon  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Actinolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe2+0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)203419
Albite  (*)FeldsparNa(AlSi3O8)08803
Antigorite  (*)Serpentine ClayMg3Si2O5(OH)40708
Arsenopyrite  (*)ArsenopyriteFeAsS09052
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O602060
Calcite  (*)CalciteCa(CO3)027770
Chalcopyrite  (*)ChalcopyriteCuFeS2027198
Chondrodite  (*)HumiteMg5(SiO4)2F20285
Clinohumite  (*)HumiteMg9(SiO4)4F20236
Diopside  (*)PyroxeneCaMgSi2O604135
Dolomite  (*)NoneCaMg(CO3)209895
Epidote  (*)Epidote ClinozoisiteCa2(Al2Fe3+)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)08173
Fluorapatite  (*)ApatiteCa5(PO4)3F02740
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)01188
Graphite  (*)NoneC02812
Magnesio-hornblende  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)20238
Magnesite  (*)CalciteMg(CO3)01487
Magnetite  (*)SpinelFe2+Fe3+2O4014899
Meionite  (*)ScapoliteCa4Al6Si6O24(CO3)0176
Microcline  (*)FeldsparK(AlSi3O8)04924
Molybdenite  (*)MolybdeniteMoS205800
Muscovite  (*)Mica ClayKAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH)2017380
Opal  (*)AmorphousSiO2·nH2O02994
Pargasite  (*)AmphiboleNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)20313
Petalite  (*)Not in a structural groupLiAlSi4O100124
Phlogopite  (*)Mica ClayKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)202273
Pyrite  (*)PyriteFeS2039462
Pyrrhotite  (*)NickelineFe7S809056
Quartz  (*)QuartzSiO2061156
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO205614
Sillimanite  (*)Not in a structural groupAl2SiO501516
Spinel  (*)SpinelMgAl2O401934
Talc  (*)Clay TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)203337
Titanite  (*)TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O04899
Tremolite  (*)Amphibole   Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5Fe2+0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)202562
Vermiculite  (*)Clay Smectite-vermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4·8H2O0652
Zircon  (*)ZirconZr(SiO4)05251



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