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Chalcopyrite from
Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Chalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Chalcopyrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:660975
Long-form Identifier:1:3:660975:7
GUID (UUID V4):afb6d85e-37cb-415d-a590-4129cea60cf4
Nearest other occurrences of Chalcopyrite
6.7km (4.1 miles) Aggregate Industries Quarry (Lynn Sand and Stone Co. Quarry; Bardon Trimount Quarry; Hume Quarry), Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
18.5km (11.5 miles) Blueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) Nanny Goat Hill, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.7km (12.9 miles) Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) Governor Endicott mine (Towne's Copper Mine), Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
21.1km (13.1 miles) North Woburn, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
21.6km (13.4 miles) Fallon Brothers Quarry (Quincy Quarry; Ballou Quarry; Old Colony Crushed Stone Company Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) West Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
38.3km (23.8 miles) Dracut Nickel Mine (Nickel Mine Hill), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
38.9km (24.2 miles) Devil's Basin, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
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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)
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............................................
Report (issue)
Geology of Massachusetts E. Stratigraphy of the Milford-Dedharn Zone, Eastern Massachusetts: An Avalonian... Stratigraphy of the Nashoba Zone, Eastern Massachusetts: An Enigmatic Terrane G. Stratigraphy of the...Belt, Central Massachusetts H. Structural and Metamorphic History of Eastern Massachusetts I. Intrusive...Intrusive Rocks of Eastern Massachusetts J. Radiometric Ages of Rocks in Massachusetts L.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY...PROFESSIONAL PAPER 1366-E-J The Bedrock Geology of Massachusetts NORMAN L. HATCH, JR., Editor E. Stratigraphy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
calcite, baryte, celestine, sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, analcime, 76I Castleton, Derbyshire, fluorite...arsenopyrite, sphalerite, ferroan dolomite, galena, chalcopyrite, argentian tetrahedrite, native antimony, bournonite...Frigido, Apuane Alps, Tuscany, garavellite, chalcopyrite, siderite, tetrahedrite, pyrrhotine, pyrite...halite, trona, 34 I Sfibren-kalaalan Eskisehir county, deerite, 25i Iraq Sinjar, Mosul, sinjarite, 643...INDEX lO83 Sterling Hill mine, Ogdensburg, Sussex county, New Jersey, sarkinite, 68 I Victory mine, Custer
Report (issue)
and F. C. Michel 5 12 Folding of the Nahant gabbro, Massachusetts, by C. A. Kaye Relation of laccolithic...northeastern Massachusetts, by R. 0. Castle Gneissic rocks in the South Groveland quadrangle, Essex County, Mass...use on the low flow of streams in Rappahannock County, Va., by H. C. Riggs Seasonal erasure of thermal...MILLIGALS these valleys, Gem Valley in Caribou County, Idaho, (fig. 2) was surveyed in more detail (Mabey...Gravity and magnetic anomalies in Gem Valley, Caribou County, Idaho: Art. 140 in U.S. Geol. Survey Prof. Paper
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
(C. M.), 193; anal. by, 195 Aureole of Nahant Gabbro, Mass., USA, chemical mineralogy of, anal., paragenesis...A rare-metal-rich Precambrian pluton, Colorf~do, USA, 959 Diaboleite, Arizona, chemical stability, 9oi...on low-grade metamorphism--southwestern Brewster County, Texas, 479 Drugmanite, Belgium, descr., cryst...CaFeA1SiO6-CaTiA1206, 85I Optical activity in tellurium, chalcopyrite, stibioluzonite, reflectance measurements show...mineralogy of the aureole of the Nahant Gabbro at East Point, Nahant, Mass., USA, 2oi VERSCHURE (R. H.), X-ray
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Homestake BIF-Hosted Gold Deposit, South Dakota, USA: Insights on Au-As Ore Genesis from Textural and...MacLeod-Cockshutt Vubachikwe Brazil Australia Canada USA Madagascar India Canada Canada Zimbabwe Quadrilatero...arsenopyrite, pyrrhotite, hematite, magnetite, chalcopyrite, and galena; Fig. 2; Noble, 1950); 2) as grains...have been reported from the Ducktown Pb-Zn deposit (USA; Craig and Vokes, 1993), the Sudbury Ni-Cu deposit...suggesting that micro-inclusions of gold, galena, chalcopyrite, and sphalerite grains may also be present.
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE LEAD-SILVER DEPOSITS AT NEWBURYPORT, MASSACHUSETTS, AND THEIR ACCOMPANYING CONTACT-ZONES. C. H...INTRODUCTION. In the extreme northeastern part of Massachusetts,two or three milessouthof Newburyport,are severalsmall...from their resemblance to known Cambrianrocksat Nahant. They occur in large lenticularblocks,the largestmassesforming...patchesand individualcrystals,occur galena,pyrite and chalcopyrite. This is true evenof the purerlimestones at...These portions are alsoimpregnatedwith pyrite, chalcopyrite and galena. Wollastonitc occursin irregular
Report (volume)
.. ....... ..... ...... ...................... Nahant Schist............................................... Rochford Formation. Chert-grunerite rock. Nahant Schist. Graphitic slate and schist. Rapid Creek...Slate is sharp. The Montana Mine, overlain by the Nahant Schist or the intervening Rapid Creek Greenstone...The Rochford Formation rests conformably on the Nahant Schist, except in the extreme southeastern part...volcanic episode. The ellipsoidal lavas lie within the Nahant Schist, the volcaniclastic rocks are interbedded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
tourmaline, and ore-related minerals such as pyrite, chalcopyrite, and gold (Averill, 2011; Kelley et al., 2011;... which occurs as disseminated and stockwork chalcopyrite, bornite, and pyrite (Fraser et al., 1992; Rees...ages of hydrothermal biotite intergrown with chalcopyrite. The Late Wisconsinan Fraser Glaciation deposited...inclusion followed by quartz, K-feldspar, and chalcopyrite in decreasing abundance. Magnetite grains containing...alteration of ilmenite lamellae in magnetite from the Nahant gabbro, United States, similar to that observed
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;
Report (issue)
Hills B70 TABLES Bl. Gold production from Boise County (principally Boise Basin), Idaho, 1863-1982 B27...B27 B2. Gold-silver production from Boise County (principally from Boise Basin), Idaho, 1941-1982 B28 B3...Triassic rocks near Quinn River Crossing, Humboldt County, Nevada: Geology, v. 9, no. 3, p. 123-126. Kistler...Gold Basin-Lost Basin mining districts, Mohave county, Arizona, with a section on K-Ar chronology of...from that produced at other localities in Boise County, and because some of the gold that was mined was
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,
Journal (issue)
meteorite from the Sacramento Mountains, Eddy County, New Mexico .”) This mass of iron is believed to...Collector. MINERALS OF MASSACHUSETTS . By J. C. RAND. PART II. EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS. THERE are few places...ounces of silver per ton, with some blende, chalcopyrite, and a trace of gold. Native silver has been... at this place . In rocks by the seashore, at Nahant, very good specimens of epi dote may be obtained...ately after the reported find of diamonds in Summit county, Col. ILLUSTRATIONS, if good, are always appreciated
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
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)
so-called Pennsylvanian basins of southeastern Massachusetts. Three papers deal with the geology of alkali...alkali plutonic-volcanic areas in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. High-grade and low-grade (prehnite-pumpellyite)...(prehnite-pumpellyite) metamorphism in Massachusetts and Maine, respectively, are the subjects of two of the papers...and the geology of the Ayer Granodiorite of Massachusetts. JOHN R,. GRIFELN STUDIES IN NEW ENGLAND...Brownlow V1 Vil iX Part I. Geology of eastern Massachusetts INaTOROVGNNE TON “5. B bo 8 OR Bo ee ek 5 ee
Book
illustrations in colour and black and white gy) COUNTY LIBRARY | anioyn ofthe In 1 titute of Civil...about the internal structure of the atom LEFT Chalcopyrite Copper began to appear. In 1913, Neils Bohr...+ H ] l ive Zircon, Idocrase, Wulfenite, Chalcopyrite a ms =e eres Barytes, Olivine — 1 a ...wax-like appearance; examples include realgar, chalcopyrite and talc have the rainbow effect which is the...Celsian Apatite Bornite, Smithsonite Fluorite Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Azurite Calcite Argonite, Barytes
Report (issue)
Chalcocite Bornite Galena Altaite Sphalerite Chalcopyrite Stannite Greenockite Pyrrhotite Niccolite Millerite...prospects in the lower Ludlow lignites. Harding County: 1. Abemathyite has been identified as a component...Soluble In hydrochloric acid, yielding Custer County: 1. Allanite has been reported to occur as small...the Needles area. Runner (7) p 453. Pennington County: 1. Allanite occurs as microscopic inclusions in...H2O0.05 Insol. 1.12 Total 100.34± Occur. Custer County: 1. A greenish-black nodule of alluaudite 1 foot
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
cracks infilled by calcite; intergrown galena and chalcopyrite (Jowett et al., 1991); and intergrown pyrite...Formation and ∼1880 Ma Nahant Formation, northern Black Hills, South Dakota, USA (Steadman, unpub. data)...Ma Newland Formation, Belt Supergroup, Montana, USA (Strauss and Scheiber, 1990), and in the shale host...article.) presence of small sphalerite and chalcopyrite grains intergrown with the metamorphogenic pyrite...individual micro- or nano-scale particles of chalcopyrite and galena. The presence of Au nanoparticles
Book
commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where...will help you prospect and explore any state and county. etc., for mineral deposits in Finding Suitable...detailed reports on special areas, according to county. The bibliography of the United States Geological
Report (volume)
area unit Xsi comprises the Irish Gulch Slate, Nahant Schist, and Poverty Gulch Slate (Bayley, 1972c)...at least 2,500 ft. Bayley (1972c) assigned the Nahant 22 Schist to the Flag Rock Group, which included...basalt overlies Irish Gulch Slate or is within Nahant Schist, both of which are included in unit Xsi...sills of metagabbro. Includes Poverty Gulch Slate, Nahant Schist, and Irish Gulch Slate Metaquartzite (Early...the Swede Gulch Formation (Bayley, 1972b) west of Nahant (fig. 10). As at Roubaix, the unit consists of
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Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana...listed by county and community, range and distance. Whenever the collector crosses a county line, he will...of the county he is entering posted alongside the highway. By looking up the state and county, the user...guide can determine the collecting sites in that county by range and distance from the major cities and...information to reach a specific spot within a particular county. Many old localities listed here have, literally
Report (issue)
Silurian stratigraphy of northeastern Aroostook County, Maine 1 . David C. Roy and Ely Mencher Discussion:...Silurian stratigraphy of northeastern Aroostook County, Maine... Louis Pavlides Lower Devonian Seboomook...Shride Pre-Silurian stratigraphy of northeastern Massachusetts .Kenneth G. Bell and Donald C. Alvord Stratigraphic...Wachusett-Marlborough Tunnel, east-central Massachusetts .James W. Skehan. S.J.. and A. Adel Abu-moustafa...stratigraphy in the Brimfield area, Connecticut and Massachusetts .John D. Peper and M. H. Pease, Jr. Pre-Silurian
Report (issue)
POTENTIAL OF EPA REGION 1 Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont OPEN-FILE...POTENTIAL OF EPA REGION 1 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont R...Preliminary Geologic Radon Potential Assessment of Massachusetts R. Randall Schumann and Linda C.S. Gundersen...aerial radioactivity, and indoor radon data by county. Because of constraints on the scales of maps presented...The reports are available in county formats and State summaries. The county reports typically contain both
 
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