This historic site was noted for its terminated spodumene crystals, collected in the mid- to late-1800s and now found in museums around the world.
Note: The town of Huntington was called Norwich until 1855.
References:
Hartwell, C. and Hitchcock, E. (1850): On a new Spodumene locality at Norwich, Mass.; (Silliman Journ. 10:119-120).
Emerson, B. K. (1917): Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, USGS Bulletin 597, p.257.
Shaub, B. M. (1954): Walnut Hill Spodumene Ledge Near South Worthington, Massachusetts (Rocks & Minerals 29-339)
Mineral List:20 entries listed. 15 valid minerals. 2 erroneous literature entries.
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