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Actinolite from
Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Actinolite
Formula:◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Actinolite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:127149
Long-form Identifier:1:3:127149:2
GUID (UUID V4):a200a9eb-c50c-476b-8485-054119602dd1
Nearest other occurrences of Actinolite
7.2km (4.5 miles) Chelmsford Lime Quarries, Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
13.9km (8.7 miles) Old Limestone Quarry Site, Boxborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
17.5km (10.8 miles) North Woburn, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.4km (12.7 miles) Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
25.3km (15.7 miles) Route 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
25.9km (16.1 miles) Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
26.3km (16.3 miles) Warren Street Quarry (Beatty's Ledge), Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) Interstate 290/Interstate 495 interchange road cuts, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
28.5km (17.7 miles) Hammond St. Quarry, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
a quartzite outcrop, on Turkey Hill, Haddam (Middlesex Co.), Conn." — on label. DELAWARE — Red quartzite...metagraywacke along the county road half way between Chestnut Gap and Lebanon School, Fannin County, Ga. These crystals...aluminum silicate rocks. This area is in Clearwater County, Idaho, and any visiting rockhounds can get directions...Rockbridge locality at Greenbelt, Prince Georges County, Md., has been identified as meta-strengite. This...specimen is obtained, which is not likely." MASSACHUSETTS — Mrs. Eleanor R. Wesson, 57 Plymouth St., Montclair
Book
MASSACHUSETTS MINERALAND FOSSIL LOCALITIES Compiled by Peter P. Gleba 'I!~·· . \. i r,'"--""'4' I...publication. Peter P. Gleba December 2008 Quincy, Massachusetts Member Boston Mineral Club Reprinted by permission...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. Calculating it another way, [Peter Gleba] said...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. It has access, it has convenience, it has exposure...window of his car as he passed west of the Massachusetts state lottery offices and saw a spreading rust
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
prograde metamorphic zones are recognized: an actinolite-chlorite-epidote-albite zone, about 2600 m wide;...prehnite-pumpellyite zone to Ps = 25 in the epidote-actinolite zone; and (3) the An content of plagioclase jumps...occurrence of prehnite-actinolite-chlorite and absence of pumpellyite-actinolite-chlorite in the outer...zone occurs at about 350 °C and from the epidote-actinolite zone to the plagioclase-hornblende zone at about...'Island Intrusions' (Eastwood, 1965). Carlisle (1963), Carlisle & Susuki (1965, 1974), and Kuniyoshi (1972)
Journal (issue)
folly to cut, as, for instance, perfect Herkimer County crystals, or such crystals as the one shown in...hair stone when inclosing acicular crystals of actinolite. Inclusions of other minerals are named according...there is, say, actinolite. A fresh influx of silica earries with it particles of the actinolite, and the whole...Susquehanna at Harrisburg, and entering into Cumberland County, will at once be delighted with the beauties of...Yellow Breeches Creek are on the south, and Franklin County on the west The Cumberland Valley is drained by
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tremolite component decreases from the prehnite-actinolite facies to the greenschist facies with a compensating...but d o not prove, a transition loop for the actinolite-hornblende compositional gap rather than a solvus...Abbreviations: Ab, albite; An, anorthite; Act, actinolite; Chl, chlorite; Cum cummingtonite; Di, diopside;...e transition; GS, greenschist; PrA, prehnite-actinolite; PrP, prehnite-pumpellyite; 20, zeolite. INTRODUCTION...Abukuma, Japan (Tagiri, 1973, 1977), Sierra Nevada, USA (Hietanen, 1974), Yap Islands, western Pacific and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Karmutsen metabasites have been described by Carlisle (1963), Carlisle & Susuki (1965, 1974), Surdam (1969, 1973)...to the upper member of the Karmutsen Volcanics (Carlisle & Susuki, 1974). In the present study, we collected...Fe)O (A'-C-F-F/M) tetrahedron. For reference, actinolite (act), hematite (ht) and magnetite (mt) are also...the zeolite to prehnite-pumpellyite or prehnite-actinolite facies (Liou et al., 1985). In order to illustrate...laumontite) persists in the higher-temperature prehnite-actinolite facies (Liou et al., 1985). Note that the la
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Gleumings, Margaret L. Johnson, editor; Hendersonville County Gem 3" sphere with matching stand ..............News, Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club, Carlisle. Adult articles, advanced: “Thomsonite” by Don...Mountains” by Joan Abramson; NOC News, North Orange County Gem and Mineral Society, La Habra, California....Illinois -FOR SALE 11 72 different minerals from actinolite to zoisite--great for beginners, students, and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE MINERALS OF ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VIRGINIA PART I I I : SILICATES By R. S. MITCHELL and R. J. BLAND,...edge of the may be seen on State Road 637 between county as well as a series of mountains, Ivy and Batesville...Bland, 1963, 1964) all the minerals of Albemarle County were presented except the silicates (Class V I...of several diabase dike rocks which occur in the county (Rowan, 1955; Roberts, 1958). The crystals are...Mountain (Burfoot, 1930). 11. Amphibole asbestos (=actinolite asbestos and tremolite asbestos). White amphibole
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
5241 Broad Branch Rd., N.W., Washington DC 20015, USA z Max Plank Institut •r Chemic, Abteilung Geochemie...Corning Glass Works SP-FR-5-1, Coming, NY 14831, USA Offprint requests to: L.M. Echeverria * Present address:...with the analogous basaltic pillow breccias of Carlisle (1963), the matrix of the tuff breccia is interpreted... however, is the rare occurrence of acicular actinolite crystals (average composition (Cal.94Nao.o2)(Mg4...of the textural relationship with the matrix, actinolite appears to have formed in these globules as a
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Report (issue)
Cid or lower Millingport Formations in Stanley County, NC. The new localities are near the site of an...analogous to subaqueous basaltic units described by Carlisle (1963). During these hydroclastic eruptions (terminology...turbulent suspension currents accompanying the flow (Carlisle, 1963). Tuff breccias and lapilli tuffs are probably...of plagioclase and pyroxene (pseudomorphed by actinolite) in an intersertal to hyalopilitic groundmass...are now retrograded and replaced by albite and actinolite. No age dates are available on the gabbros, although
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Club member A Unassigned volcanic rocks MF Carlisle Lake RLF BLF Hook Lake Block Unassigned volcanic...83 D4 Mafic megabreccia (MBx) D4 79 D4 D1 Carlisle Lake Pl-rich mafic lapilli tuff - lapillistone...overburden in a north south orientation just west of Carlisle Lake (Fig. 3). It is continuous for 2 km and open...They comprise very fine grained (< 1 mm) granular actinolite, quartz, chlorite and epidote (Fig. 6e and f)...basalt domain surrounded by fluidal-clast breccia. actinolite, chlorite, quartz and calcite. The matrix also
Book
of some of the principal localities in the same county, was given by Messrs . Greg and Lettsom in their...locality by some independent authority, such as maps, county directories, local guide books, &c. The geological...KENT LANCASHIRE LEICESTERSHIRE LINCOLNSHIRE MIDDLESEX MONMOUTHSHIRE NORFOLK NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NORTHUMBERLAND...LONDONDERRY LONGFORD LOUTH MAYO MEATH MONAGHAN . QUEEN'S COUNTY . . . SLIGO TIPPERARY TYRONE . WATERFORD...possible, the various mineral- localities in the same county around their respective post-towns. A few cases
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Petrol (1988) 100:268-280 9 Springer-Verlag1988 Actinolite-forming reaction at low pressure and the role...of actinolite, which is the facies boundary between prehnite-pumpellyite and prehnite-actinolite facies...to the higher fo2 in the Mt. Menzies area. The actinolite-forming reaction depends on the value of Xve3...first (hydration) reaction forms pumpellyite and actinolite on the high-temperature side, whereas the second...consumes pumpellyite to form prehnite, epidote and actinolite. The former reaction seems to explain the textural
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay...HIGHLAND COUNTY SINKING SPRING, area ore deposit (most important in Ohio) ⎯Hematite. HOCKING COUNTY AREA
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
chlorite, epidote-clinozoisite, biotite-annite, actinolite-hornblende-ferrotschermakite, and stilpnomelane...North RWF Callinan Epidote-actinolite EpidoteStrong Amphibole actinolite epidotization needle Andesite...volcanic rocks are identified as hornblende-in and actinolite-out isograds within the hanging-wall mafic volcanic...and Stockwell members 101°49'50"W m-3 973 Carlisle Lake member Metamorphic isograd Sample type Interpillow...isograds are shown. M1 = hornblende in, M2 = actinolite out, M3 = epidote + chlorite out (Digel and Gordon
Book (volume)
chalcedony, jasper and gem petrified wood. BUFFALO COUNTY KEARNEY, area gravel bars and pits along the Platte...townagate, chalcedony, jasper, petrified wood. CASS COUNTY WEEPING WATER, SE, on rd. to Nehawka, in the Snyderville...chalcedony, jasper, fossils. CHERRY COUNTY VALENTINE, in the Sandhills county along the Niobrara R. and Minnechaduza...gem qualityagatized and opalized wood. DAWES COUNTY CHADRON, in N part of Co. and as far W as Crawford...woods, etc. DAWSON COUNTY GOTHENBURG, in sand pitspetrified palm wood. DEUEL COUNTY CHAPPELL, all regional
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts,
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Report (issue)
32-35. 264. Wolfram at Mt. Murphy, Buckwong River, County Benambra. Rec. Geol. Surv. Viet., ii, 1907, pp...Gold-field. No. 2, 1913. 399e. The Geology of the County of Jervois and of Portions of the Counties of Buxton...pp. 32-33. 836. Report on the Bell Mount and Middlesex District. Rept. Secy. Mines Tas., 1907 (1908)...the Mersey District. Ihid., 11, 1912. 840b. The Middlesex and Mount Claude Mining Field. Ihid., 14, 1913... near Nowra, 127, 566A, p. 153; Shoalliaven, Actinolite. ; 559, p. 72; Wallerawang, 551, 559, p. 72
Report (issue)
Deposits of the Coeur d'Alene District Shoshone County, Idaho GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 445...Deposits of the Coeur d'Alene District Shoshone County, Idaho By VERNE C. FRYKLUND, ]R. With a section...Anthophyllite _ ________ ___ ___________ __ ____ _ Actinolite _______ ________ _______ ____ _______ _ Grunertte...Sunset mineral belt ________________________ _ Carlisle-Hercules mineral belt _______________ _ Tamarack-Marsh...belts of the Coeur d'Alene district. Part of the Carlisle-Hercules mineral belt. Distribution of mineral
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Heidelberg. She returned to Oxford, being Lady Carlisle Research Fellow at Somerville College between...Rockwell International Anaheim California 92803 USA j. Appl. Cryst. (1981). 14, 77-78 Asbestos. Vol...chrysotile, amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, actinolite, and anthophyllite, may cause asbestosis (a scarring
Report (volume)
.......................................... Massachusetts...............:...............................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
 
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