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Babson Farm Quarry, Rockport Granite Company quarries, Rockport, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
Granite quarry ca. 1840 - 1929. Now located in Halibut Point State Park.Mineral List
| 'Apatite' Fayalite Hastingsite ? | Hedenbergite Hematite Ilmenite | 'Limonite' Magnetite Microcline | Quartz var: Blue Quartz Zircon |
12 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.
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References
Dale, Thomas Nelson (1908): The Chief Commercial Granites of MA, NH, and RI (USGS Bulletin 354).
Palache, Charles (1950): Fayalite at Rockport, Massachusetts. (American Mineralogist 35:877-881).
Palache, Charles (1950): Fayalite at Rockport, Massachusetts. (American Mineralogist 35:877-881).
External Links
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/parks/northeast/halb.htm - Halibut Point State Park
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Locality Updated: Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield Co., Connecticut, USAFrom Harold Moritz, 20th May 2013 18:10:26
















