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Notch Quarry (Lane Quarry; Amherst Quarry; Round Mountain Quarry), Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA

Apophyllite
Notch Quarry, Amherst, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts, USA

Photo: Paul Gilmore

Latitude: 42°18'9"N
Longitude: 72°31'36"W

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A large crushed stone quarry in basalt (traprock), located in the Holyoke Range, part of the Metacomet Ridge, which extends from near the Vermont border to near New Haven, Connecticut. Part of the quarry, including the entrance, is in the town of Amherst, while the remainder is in in the town of Granby. Quarrying began on the now obliterated Round Mountain in 1897.

Mineral List

'Apophyllite'
Babingtonite
Calcite
'Chabazite'

Chalcopyrite
Datolite
Galena
Hematite

Pectolite
Prehnite
Pyrite
Quartz

Quartz
var: Amethyst
Sphalerite
Stilpnomelane

15 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

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References

Rocks & Min.: 11:124.

White, John S. and Cook, Robert B. (1990). Amethyst Occurrences of the Eastern United States. Mineralogical Record 21:203-213.

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