Tower Hill Quartzite

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Color: Tower Hill Quartzite is a light gray.

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Tower Hill Quartzite is associated with the Tower Hill Quartzite Formation of Massachusetts occurring as beds 5 cm to 1.5 m thick. Exposures occur around Tower Hill, Worcester County and Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

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