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Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA

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Mineral List:
  		•  'Allanite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Calcite
    CaCO
     
    3
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    © Paul Gilmore
  		•  'Chabazite'
    Reference: []
  		•  Chalcopyrite
    CuFeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Skehan, James. Roadside Geology of Massachusetts, 2001.]
  		•  Clinochlore
    var: Sheridanite
    (Mg,Al,Fe)
     
    6
    		(Si,Al)
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    8
    Reference: [Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities]
  		•  Epidote
    {Ca
     
    2
    		}{Al
     
    2
    		Fe
    3+
     
    		}[O|OH|SiO
     
    4
    		|Si
     
    2
    		O
     
    7
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  'Heulandite'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    © Paul Gilmore
  		•  Marcasite
    FeS
     
    2
    Reference: [Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities]
  		•  Microcline
    K[AlSi
     
    3
    		O
     
    8
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  Pentlandite
    (Fe,Ni)
     
    9
    		S
     
    8
    Reference: [Skehan, James. Roadside Geology of Massachusetts, 2001.; American Mineralogist (1930) 15: 1-22]
  		•  Polydymite
    Ni
    2+
     
    		Ni
    3+
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Reference: [Gleba, 1978. Massachusetts Mineral & Fossil Localities]
  		•  Prehnite
    Ca
     
    2
    		Al
     
    2
    		Si
     
    3
    		O
     
    12
    		(OH)
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    © Paul Gilmore
  		•  Pyrrhotite
    Fe
     
    7
    		S
     
    8
    		, (-4M), also given as Fe
     
    1-x
    		S (x = 0 - 0.2)
    Reference: [Skehan, James. Roadside Geology of Massachusetts, 2001.; American Mineralogist (1930) 15: 1-22]
    Site Photo
    Dracut Nickel Mine (Nickel Mine Hill), Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    © 2009 Peter Cristofono
  		•  Quartz
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Condon Quarry, Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    © Paul Gilmore
  		•  Schorl
    [Na][Fe
    2+
    3
    		][Al
     
    6
    		][(OH)
     
    3
    		|OH|(BO
     
    3
    		)
     
    3
    		|Si
     
    6
    		O
     
    18
    		]
    Reference: []
  		•  'Soapstone'
    Reference: [Jackson, 1844. Final Report on The Geology and Mineralogy of NH, p.169 ]
  		•  'Stilbite'
    Reference: []
    Site Photo
    Condon Quarry, Dracut, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts, USA
    © Paul Gilmore
  		•  Talc
    Mg
     
    3
    		Si
     
    4
    		O
     
    10
    		(OH)
     
    2
    Reference: [Jackson, 1844. Final Report on The Geology and Mineralogy of NH, p.169 ]
  		•  Violarite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		Ni
    3+
    2
    		S
     
    4
    Reference: [Short, M. N. and Shannon, Earl V. (1930). Violarite and other rare nickel sulphides (American Mineralogist 15:1-22.]


    19 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

    Localities in this Region:
    USA
     
    • Massachusetts
      • Middlesex Co.
        • Dracut

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