 | | 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 |  | | Report (volume) | | LEXICON OF FRANKLIN, HAMPSHIRE, AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES MASSACHUSETTS BENJAMIN KENDALL EMEKSON WASHINGTON...inineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Mass. This lexicon was prepared to accompany...MINERALOGICAL LEXICON OF FRANKLIN, HAMPSHIRE, AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES, MASS. By B. K. EMERSON. INTRODUCTION...within the area of the three river counties in Massachusetts. Each citation from the original documents is...the eastern border of the area find in AVorcester County. TRIASSIC. The Suf/ar Loaf arko*e, or feldspathitf |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Boston, Johanson and Savage from Leominster, Massachusetts, Verrow and the late Percy Leggett from Gorham...albite, muscovite with inclusions of biotite, tourmaline, beryl and almandite. In a nearby prospect pit...the five regulars: feldspars, garnets, micas, tourmaline and quartz. Granite quarry areas where many other...minerals may be found are the Cape Ann and Quincy, Massachusetts and in the Conway area in New Hampshire but...the many granite quarries in the Westford, Massachusetts area. I noticed a small vug having a green and |  | | Report (volume) | | OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 597 GEOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND BY B. K. EMERSON WASHINGTON....................................... Worcester County, Mass....................................... Westboro...member........................... Northeastern Massachusetts..................................... General..................................... Western Massachusetts...............................................district............................. Eastern Massachusetts............................................ |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | writer in a specimen from the No. 4 Lane quarry in Westfield, Mass. A special trip was made to this quarry...Soc. Am.,16, 91-130 (1905). The geology of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, (/. S. Geol. Suraey Bull.597...were exhibitedr topaz, apatite, cassiteritb, tourmaline, beryI, lepidolite, columbite, and prehnite....a trip to the South Mountain district in Adams County, accompanied by Messrs. Cajori and Gordon. Piedmontite...mineral localities. The datolite locality near Westfield, Mass. Am. Mineral., 4, 4-5 (1919). Stilpnomelane |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Photographs JanuarylFebruary: Copper, Ray, Pinal County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...Elbaite with quartz and albite, Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. Houston Museum of...claims, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History specimen...malachite ring, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Dan Behnke specimen and photo. NovemberDecember:...calcite, and chalcopyrite, Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff Scovil |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | locality in the State is Russell Gulch in Gilpen County. A small but very fine crystal group from Russell...mind. We have only one small rock outcrop in my county (Orange) at Rock Springs near Apopka. "The beaches...pleasure of calling on George M. Emrich, 210 Massachusetts. Mr. Emrich has a nice collection of minerals...black tourmaline xls, light smoky quartz. "Mi. Mica, Paris, Maine—Green tourmaline, black tourmaline xls... Greenwood, Maine—Garnets, black tourmaline - xls, green tourmaline xls, micro-quartz xls, manganapatite |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HILL SPODUMENE LEDGE NEAR SOUTH WORTHINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS By B. M. SHAUB 159 Elm Street, Northampton,...located in the northwest corner of the ogy of Massachusetts published in 1833. town of Huntington. The ledge...formation regarding the crystallography toward the Westfield River. A line, of this mineral. Likewise the first...severely bent and often broken into numerous pieces. Tourmaline, a relatively brittle mineral, shows the effects...dark blue tourmaline which appears to be black in reflected light. Broken crystals of tourmaline 6 to 8 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The these phlogopite, graphite, pyroxene, and tourmaline are most common. limestone is usually so massive...description of each of the rocks of Essex county, Massachusetts. These comprise plutonic rocks, volcanic...the geology of the Green Mountain region in Massachusetts. The Algonkian rocks comprise the Washington...MARSTERS, 3 Report on the Geology of Essex County, Massachusetts, to accompany map, by JOHNH. SEARS,Bull...describes the geology of Old Hampshire county in Massachusetts, which includes the present counties of |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | te from a newly discovered locality in Yavapai County, Ariz., on the Verde River near Camp Verde, Ariz...be of interest. These were collected in Yavapai County, East of Prescott, Arizona. "They were taken from...asbestos, from a deposit near Jamestown, Tuolumne County, to its plant in Baltimore, Md. "Asbestos experts...and she had been fishing on Duke's Creek in White County (Ga.) with her nephew, Jere Chambers. Mrs. Lanier...road about 4 miles north of Cleveland, in White County, at 9 a.m., Wednesday, September 10. Gravel from |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 'Arizona Gem Fields'. Near Indian Pass, Imperial County, Calif., and then deep in the Muggins Mountains...), no fl. (s.w.). Wesrville is in So. Vermilion County of Eastern Illinois. INDIANA—"From a little stream...brown by iron. Covington is in Western Fountain County in Western Indiana. I O W A — " W e enclose for...of a large rock found in a field in Des Moines County, Iowa, by Mr. Art Hueschen of Danville, Iowa. "This...and has found many types of rocks in Des Moines County, Iowa, which we predict will be a Rock 247 Hound's |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimenwas an unusually large and fine black tourmaline from Bedford, N. Y. As fnally restoredafter being... Iluntington, Cummington, Russell and Westfield, Massachusetts. At Kane, he reported the opening of a...originally found at Russell by a well-digger. At Westfield he found that nuch datolite was still obtainable...presented the Society with a picture showing a pink tourmaline from Paris, Maine, which establishes a new record |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...black Tourmaline. 146 A Location Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N |  | | Catalog/List | | Laranjeiras Mine, Minas Gerias,Brazil Magnet Cove,Arkansas,USA ½ x½ £1.50 5mm£3 Hannover Cove.St Agncs, Comwall...Mongolia. P.D.WellNo I , near Ajo, Pima lxl £4 County, Arizona , U.S.A Ribane Mine, Mozambique £8 Mt...Close, Cobham.Surrey England KT! I 2NL Boron, Kem County,Califomia U.S.A Madagascar Ix! £2 lxl £7. S0...ltaly lxl £5 Boghill Road Quarry, Glengonnley, County Antrim, Yaknl Mine,Bigndic, Turkey 1/,x½ £S ½...2x2 £6 Davis Mountains,Maricopa 5mm £3 County,Arizona, USA Hilarion Mine , Lnurium,Greecc ½ • £3 lxl |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | example, why were Paterson, New Jersey, and Westfield, Massachusetts, and Haddam Neck, Connecticut, and French...in California and three of those from San Diego County? One can only answer that it is the author's prerogative...mineral and gem specimen photographic hall of fame: tourmaline carving on page 14, the azurite-malachite on...rhodochrosite on page 182, tourmaline on page 191, indicolite on page 208, tourmaline on page 228, rhodochrosite...page 256 by Dane Penland of the Smithsonian, the tourmaline on page 107, the aquamarine on page 233 and the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | along a trend within the Morefield mine in Amelia County, Virginia. Brightwell (1999, 2001) analyzed amazonite...Bulletin describing a twin of datolite from Westfield, Massachusetts. In a major paper on datolite published...pyrrhotite, quartz, rutile, siderite, spodumene, and tourmaline. Examination of six veins revealed four basic...quartz. DlOPSlDE FROM THE ATWATER QUARRY AREA, WESTFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.W Shelton', G. W Robinson', D...quarry near Westfield include some of the largest crystals/cleavages known from Massachusetts and possibly |  | | Report (volume) | | DIRECTOR THE GEOLOGY EASTERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS BY BENJAMIN KENDALL EMERSON WASHINGTON... 101 101 Mineral lexicon of eastern Berkshire County .... .... ....'.......... .......... 103 Albite...-CONTENTS. Mineral lexicon of eastern Berkshire County Continued. Page. Opal........................................................................ Tourmaline..........'.....'...............................11 THE GEOLOGY OF EASTERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS. By B. K. EMERSON. INTRODUCTION. The country |  | | Book | | Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...DELANEY, Madison Co. Quartz, (clear crystals) GARLAND COUNTY Quartz Crystals HOT SPRINGS, Garland Co. Malachite...Malachite HOT SPRINGS DISTRICT Quartz Xls LAWRENCE COUNTY Pearls LITTLE ROCK Quartz Crystals MAGNET COVE, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | infrequently. However, a locality in San Benito County regularly produces this oddity. The accompanying...and its mode of occurrence in a pegmatite. Massachusetts New York Babingtonite Acquired from the Boston...specimens. Massachusetts is well known for the classic babingtonite localities of Westfield and Woburn...matrix on which the babingtonite is perched. Tourmaline The misidentification of a common mineral is...and the improb able choices of ardennite and tourmaline came up. Further study using optics and a least |  | Keppie, J.D., Dallmeyer, R.D., Krogh, T.E., Aftalion, M. (1993) Dating mineralization using several isotopic methods: an example from the South Mountain Batholith, Nova Scotia, Canada. Chemical Geology, 103 (1) 251-270 doi:10.1016/0009-2541(93)90305-3 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA CRoyal Ontario, Museum, 100 Queen's Park, Toronto...anomalously young isotopic ages (Millet Brook and Westfield) have been analyzed for U, Pb and Ar isotopes...6 Ma (4°Ar/3gAr plateau ages). New data from Westfield indicate that a paraintrusive porphyry was intruded...Rb-Sr whole-rock isochron age of ~ 270 Ma at Westfield reflect isotopic resetting that occurred below...250-300-Ma model Pb ages (including Millet Brook and Westfield) are located within, or close to, the Tobiatic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Merryall and Haddam, Connecticut; Russell and Westfield, Massachusetts ; from Bedford, New York ; and many other...Lode pegmatite near the Royal Gorge in Fremont County, Colorado. Common in the pegmatites of Yavapai...variety essonite or cinnamon stone occur in the tourmaline deposits of Mesa Grande, Pala, and Rincón. Also...Mountain in the Crested Butte region of Gunnison County, Colorado, in good gem crystals. ANDRADITE, calcium-iron...Andradite has been found at Middletown, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and at other localities in Delaware |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A CATALOGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS GEMSTONES HAMPSHIRE COUNTY 8y RALPH GOSSE P.O. Box 5351, Albany, N. Y....are ID<:ated within t~e bound.anes of Hampshire County, situated in ~e western half of the. state. The...all of the recorded gemstone 10Ga;htles of the county from the very earliest recorded ones to the . ...o~fully accurate form. Not being a nat.lve of the county or even the state the wr.ter is at a disadvantage...CHIASTOLITE) Crystals suitable for polishing. Hampshire County APATITE Pelham, asbestos mine, 4 miles S.W. Clear |  | | Book | | [- ' 1f,.,,1 " VE M NlN[W �IUWPS�l- ( MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND 1 #'vp ,#,V,4 I' vr Go � -...Ed & Bert Sloan Maine Vermont New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island PERHAM'S MAINE MINERAL S'toRE... M.�SSACHUSE TTS Adams, Massachusetts Pfitzer Quarry Ashland, Massachusetts Bayer - Mingolla Quarry Blandford...Blandford, Massachusetts Goldmine Brook Site Bolton, Massachusetts Bolton Lime Quarry Granby, Massachusetts...Dinosaur Museum Hardwick, Massachusetts Quabbin Aqueduct Leverett, Massachusetts Leverett Lead Mine Plainfield |  | | Report (issue) | | Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of PUblic Works H. A. MacDonald, Commissioner U.S. Department...geologic map of the Plainfield-Hawley area, Massachusetts Plate 2 - Geologic map of the manganese deposits...deposits on the A. G. Betts property, Plainfield, Massachusetts. ****** Figure 1 - Key map showing locations...Plainfield-Hawley and CharlemontHeath areas, Massachusetts. Figure 2 - Garnet in schist. Camera lucida... Geology of the Plainfield-Hawley area of Massachusetts (with special reference to deposits of manganese |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | included a stop at the Lane quarries in Westfield, Massachusetts, but we evidently chose the wrong time...brothers, Mineral dealers, in Easthampton, Massachusetts, and spent an hour or so viewing their many...North Pole. Among the minerals collected were: Tourmaline in color and some black, Lepidolite, Triphylite...Maine. Some of the minerals collected were: Black Tourmaline, Lepidolite, Dentrites and Montmorillonite. Saturday...Collected: Triphylite, Vivianite, Dentrites, Black Tourmaline XLS and Montmorillonite. Beryl was also seen |
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