Gould Brook placer gold locality, Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Gould Brook placer gold locality | - not defined - |
Adams | Township |
Berkshire County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 73° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~1km
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
145859
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145859:9
GUID (UUID V4):
56102d0e-8224-4661-b5d3-bec8cbf362f8
A small gravelly stream in places where dust and rather small flakes of gold have been found. It is likely that this brook's sparse production is what prompted exploration of the Bellows Pipe site listed for Adams.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
---|---|---|---|
ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
Unclassified | |||
ⓘ | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
---|---|---|
O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Appalachian BasinBasin
- Laurentides DomainDomain
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