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Betts Manganese Mine, Plainfield
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Rhodonite, and manganese silicates.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Metamorphic manganese deposit
Rhodonite is the Massachusetts state gem.
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