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Rockport Granite Company quarries, Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA

The Rockport Granite Company owned a number of quarries and was in business from 1865 to 1933. At its peak of operation, the company employed more than 800 men.



References:
Merrill, George P. (1889): The Collection of Building and Ornamental Stones in the U.S. National Museum, p. 554.

Sears, J. H. (1894): Geological and Mineralogical Notes, No. 9 in Bulletin of the Essex Institute, vol. 26.

Sears, J. H.(1905): The Physical Geography, Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology of Essex County.

Brayley, Arthur W. (1913): History of the Granite Industry of New England.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
Actinolite
'Allanite'
Astrophyllite ?
Biotite
Danalite
Fayalite
'Fergusonite'
Fluorite
Grunerite
Hastingsite ?
Hedenbergite
Ilmenite
Magnetite
Microcline
Quartz
var: Blue Quartz

var: Smoky Quartz
'Yttrocerite' ?
Zircon


19 entries listed. 12 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:
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  • Massachusetts
    • Essex Co.
      • Rockport
        • Rockport Granite Company quarries

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