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Pyrite from Massachusetts, USA

USA
 
  • Massachusetts
    • Berkshire County
      • Adams
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Betts, John (n.d.) John Betts website listing.
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localities" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
Dana, James D. (1868) A System of Mineralogy (5th ed.) p.882
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Emerson, Benjamin Kendall (1899). The Geology of Eastern Berkshire County, Massachusetts (USGS Bulletin 159).
Emerson, B. K. (1899). Geology of Eastern Berkshire County, Mass. (USGS Bulletin 159).
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Cheshire
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localities" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
        • Berkshire Talc Mine
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localities" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
      • New Marlborough
Emerson, B. K. (1899). Geology of Eastern Berkshire County, Mass. (USGS Bulletin 159).
      • North Adams
Emerson, B. K. (1899). Geology of Eastern Berkshire County, Mass. (USGS Bulletin 159).
      • Savoy
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localites" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
      • West Stockbridge
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localities" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
      • Williamstown
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
Western Massachusetts Geologic Resource Inventory, 3rd Ed., Alan R. Plante (Privately Published), 1994
    • Bristol County
      • Acushnet
Cahoon, James C. (1985). Massachusetts: A Classic Swiss Alpine Cleft Mineral Region (Boston Mineralogical Symposium program book, May 1985)
      • Taunton
P. Cristofono collection, 2013
    • Dukes County
      • Martha's Vineyard
        • Aquinnah
S Pavadore collection
    • Essex County
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Perley, Sidney (1888). Mining and Quarrying, and Smelting of Ores, in Boxford (Essex Institute Historical Collections 25:295).
P Cristofono collection 2010
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
P Cristofono collection , 2009
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
P Cristofono collection
Bulletin of the Essex Institute, VOLUME XVI 1884
Dale, T. N. (1910). Supplementary Notes on the Commercial Granites of New England (in Contributions to Economic Geology, USGS Bulletin 470).
Sears, John Henry (1905): The Physical Geography, Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology of Essex County
Alfred Lane (1890) Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, Volume 24 pp 91-95
William Prescott (1852) Journal of the Essex County Natural History Society: containing various Communications to the Society pp 78-91
      • Newbury
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
The geology of the Ammonoosuc mining district By Charles Henry Hitchcock
Geoffrey Small collection 2010
McDaniel, B.F. (1884): Geology and Mineralogy of Newbury in Bulletin of the Essex Institute, volume XV.
      • Newburyport
Sears, John Henry (1905): The Physical Geography, Geology, Mineralogy and Paleontology of Essex County
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
McKinstry, H. E. (1921) The minerals of Rockport, Massachusetts. American Mineralogist, 6 (3) 56-60
Dale, Thomas Nelson (1908): The Chief Commercial Granites of MA, NH, and RI (USGS Bulletin 354).
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Saugus
P Cristofono collection , 2009
      • Swampscott
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Towne, Warren G. Mrs. (1896): The Topsfield Copper Mines (The Historical Collections of the Topsfield Historical Society, Volume 2), pp. 73-81.
Towne, Warren G. Mrs. (1896): The Topsfield Copper Mines (The Historical Collections of the Topsfield Historical Society, Volume 2), pp. 73-81.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Osgood, Alfred (1873) "Lead Mine" at Rocky Hill, West Newbury. (Bulletin of the Essex Institute, Volume 27 (1874), pp. 142-143.)
    • Franklin County
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Charlemont
Flint, George M. (1908): Gahnite from Charlemont, Mass. American Journal of Science: 25: 584.
      • Deerfield
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Emerson, B. K (1882) The Deerfield Dyke and its minerals. American Journal of Science 3rd series XXIV:270-278,349-359.
Dana, James D. (1868) A System of Mineralogy (5th ed.) p.882
        • West Hawley
"Western Massachusetts Mineral Localities" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
Dana, James D. (1868) A System of Mineralogy (5th ed.) p.882
      • Northfield
P Cristofono collection
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Orange
Billings, Marland P. (1941): Pegmatites of Massachusetts. (Prepared under a cooperative project for geologic investigations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
      • Rowe
Rocks & Min.: 16:215.
Chute, Newton E. (1969) The talc, soapstone, and asbestos deposits of Massachusetts
USGS Open-File Report 69-39, p. 14-16.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Open-File Report 79-354
"Western Massachuetts Mineral Localites" by Plante, A.R., Valley Geology Press, 1992
    • Hampden County
      • Chester
Lincks, G. Fred (1978) The Chester Emery Mines [Massachusetts]. The Mineralogical Record, 9 (4) 235-242
Alan R. Plante, Personal field notes, 1984
Alan R. Plante, Personal field notes, 1981-1985
Alan R. Plante, Personal field notes, 1965-1987
Alan R. Plante, Personal field and lab notes, 1984-1987
Alan R. Plante, Personal field and lab notes, 1985-1987
Alan R. Plante, Personal field and lab notes, 1982-1985
(1917) Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bulletin Vol. 597. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b597
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • West Springfield
Former Dr. Warren Johannson collection
    • Hampshire County
      • Amherst
P. Cristofono collection, 2011
      • Easthampton
(1917) Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bulletin Vol. 597. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b597
      • Granby
Collected and identified by Jeremy Zolan
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Rocks & Min.: 23: 594-597.
      • Northampton
Emerson, Benjamin K. (1895) A mineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Massachusetts. Bulletin Vol. 126. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b126
      • Pelham
Emerson, Benjamin K. (1895) A mineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Massachusetts. Bulletin Vol. 126. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b126
      • Plainfield
Dunn, P. J. (1976). On gem rhodonite from Massachusetts (J. Gemm 15(2): 76-80.)
Quinn, Alonzo W. (1945). Geology of the Plainfield-Hawley area : with special reference to deposits of manganese and iron minerals (USGS Open-File Report: 45-28)
Nash, Alanson (1827): Notices of the Lead Mines and Veins of Hampshire County, Mass. and of the Geology and Mineralogy of that Region (American Journal of Science and Arts vol. 7, pp. 238-270.)
    • Middlesex County
      • Ashland
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Chelmsford
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Barton, W.R., Goldsmith, C.E. (1968) New England Beryllium Investigations. U.S. Depaartment of the Interior, Bureau of Mines Report of investigations 7070. 177 pages and maps.
      • Dracut
P. Cristofono collection, 2013
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Holliston
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Littleton
P Cristofono collection, 2008
P Cristofono collection, 2008
Harvard Museum of Natural History, no. 134155
Harvard Mineralogical Museum No.134155
P Cristofono collection, 2006
Goss, Elbridge H. (1902): The History of Melrose (pgs 469-470)
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Rocks & Min.: 22:11.
Harvard #90075
(1917) Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bulletin Vol. 597. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b597
      • Townsend
Dale, T. Nelson (1910). Supplementary Notes on the Commercial Granites of New England. (USGS Bulletin 470).
      • Weston
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Woburn
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Rocks & Min.: 13:183
21:75.
S. Pavadore collection/ D. Jewell collection
P Cristofono collection, 2007
    • Norfolk County
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Dana, James D. (1868) A System of Mineralogy (5th ed.) p.882
S Pavadore collection
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Rocks & Min.: 21:754.
Michael W. Kieron collection
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Dale, 1908. The Commercial Granites of MA, NH, and RI
Dale, 1908. The Commercial Granites of MA, NH, and RI
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Michael W. Kieron collection
P Cristofono collection/ Paul Monti
Warren, Charles and Sidney Powers (1914): Geology of the Diamond Hill - Cumberland District in Rhode Island - Massachusetts. (Bulletin of the Geological Society of America25:435-476)
    • Plymouth County
Bouve, Thomas T. (1893). Mineralogy
in History of Hingham, Vol. 1, Part 1
2nd chapter, pp. 75-78.
    • Suffolk County
      • Boston
Rocks & Min.: 16: 56.
Harvard Museum of Natural History, no.99813
    • Worcester County
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Palache, C. and Fraprie, F. R. (1902). Babingtonite from Athol, Mass. (Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 38:391-393).
      • Barre
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Berlin
P Cristofono collection
      • Bolton
Palache, C. and Pinger, A. W. (1923). The scapolite deposit of Bolton, Massachusetts (American Mineralogist 8:153-157)
      • Fitchburg
P Cristofono collection 2010
      • Hardwick
Shaub, B. M. (1941): Occurrence and Origin of Babingtonite and Other Minerals From Quabbin Aqueduct, Massachusetts (American Mineralogist 26:121-129.)
      • Holden
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Hubbardston
Smock, John C. (1883) The Useful Minerals of the United States in Mineral Resources of the United States, USGS, 1883.
      • Leominster
Dale, 1910. Supp. Notes on the Commercial Granites of MA
Richmond, Wallace E., Gonyer, F. A. (1938) On pollucite. American Mineralogist, 23 (11) 783-789
P Cristofono collection
P Cristofono collection
P Cristofono collection
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
      • Oxford
        • North Oxford
Daniels, George Fisher (1892). History of the Town of Oxford, Massachusetts, p. 232 (ref. an article in Worcester Spy, Dec 28, 1890)
(1917) Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bulletin Vol. 597. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b597
      • Shrewsbury
Personally collected by Steve Stillman in 1996
Richmond, Wallace E., Gonyer, F. A. (1938) On pollucite. American Mineralogist, 23 (11) 783-789
(1917) Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bulletin Vol. 597. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b597
Hal Herard collection
Hitchcock (1835).Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts, p. 62.
Barker, 1962. Cordierite Garnet Gneiss and Associated Microcline-Rich Pegmatite at Sturbridge, Massachusetts and Union, Connecticut in AmMin 47, July-August 1962
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
USGS Open File Report 45-63
      • Templeton
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Palache, Charles, Gonyer, F. A. (1932) On babingtonite. American Mineralogist, 17 (7) 295-303
      • Worcester
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
(1917) Geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Bulletin Vol. 597. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/b597
Gleba, Peter P. (2008) Massachusetts Mineral and Fossil Localities. Kreueger Enterprises, Inc.
Perry, J.H., Emerson, B.K. (1903) The Geology of Worcester, Massachusetts. Worcester Natural History Society, 166 pages.
Lovell, W. H. (1893) in: Rice, Franklin Pierce. Dictionary of Worcester and Its Vicinity, p. 69.
 
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