 | | 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...AVorcester County. TRIASSIC. The Suf/ar Loaf arko*e, or feldspathitf sandstone. The Mount Toby conglomerate |  | | Catalog/List | | Maine or S. Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AMETHYST-See Quartz AMPHIB'OLE (Chiefly complex metasilicates.... . . . . . . . Fasciculite Xis in schist; Massachusetts Hornblende Common Hornblende Cleavable, black;... . . ........ . Xline, white, in dolomite; Massachusetts . .............. Hexagonite Purple :dine mass;...1.50 Xis, in matrix, ends of xis polished; Massachusetts .. ANDESINE (sodium and calcium aluminum silicate)... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Massachusetts or New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |  | | Book (edition) | | CongresS; J / in the year 1834, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth in the Clerk's Office of the ...Secretary of the of said i ; District of Massachusetts. by Edward D. Bangs, in the name and District...Excellency, John davis, Esq. Governor of Massachusetts. I HAVE the honor to present you with the second...the 3d of March , 1830, the Legislature of Massachusetts passed a Resolve, authorizing and requesting...Antiquarian Society at Worcester; One copy to the Massachusetts Historical Society One copy to the Boston Society |  | | Catalog/List | | . . . . . . 65 Fasciculite Xis, in schist; Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.... . ... . .. . . .. . 6 FiM, xline, white; Massachusetts, 1 0 lbs. or more, .2 0 per lb . . . .. .. ...Michigan . . 13 Aficaceous (schistose) hematite; Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . 6 Massive; Min nesota . ....aluminum silicate) Large phmocrysts in diabase; Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Coarse-xline and cleavages;...silicate) Foliated mass on rock, lavender; Massachusetts . . . . . . . . 49 MARTITE (isometric ferric |  | | Book (volume) | | greater variety of minerals are found in Oxford County, alone, than anywhere else on Earth of comparable...than Maine's, as well. An area smaller than Oxford County in Murmansk Ob last, Kola Peninsula, Russia, has...clear to slightly blue topazes. However, San Diego County, California, is arguably the most important gem-pegmatite...in Maine of poor labeling concern specimens from Mount Apatite. There are many quarries on this hill but...Pennsylvania Amherst College Library, Amherst, Massachusetts Gail and Victor Blomquist library, Dresden, |  | | Book | | but they may be traced southerly into Litchfield county, where they exist abundantly, and are sometimes...range which occupies the eastern part of Litchfield County and appears so decided in its characters in Bristol...of Connecticut river, south of Shelburne, in Massachusetts and Connecticut, But it is not abundant or also...strike is variable from 20° to 90"^. In Massachusetts; especially Farther south, as in Hn^ley, Plainfield...phyritic by crystals of feldspar. Locality, Litchfield county. — The quartz that occurs in this mica slate |  | | Report (volume) | | .......................................... Massachusetts...............:...............................mineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Mass.: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 126,...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.; |  | | Catalog/List | | enlarged photograph of a piece of Obsidian, from Lake County, Oregon, which shows a Conchoidal fracture. t...Fibrous; South Dakota Fasciculite Xis in schist; Massachusetts Hornblende Common Hornblende Xls, black, in...00 .60 XI, sections, varnished, in matrix, Massachusetts ......... :. ................ ....... 1 x l½"...DATOLITE (basic calcium boron orthosilicate) Xled; Massachusetts or New Jersey................ .60 1.26 DESCLOIZITE........... ............. Fine xline, white ; Massachusetts, 1 0 lbs. or more, 1 6c per lb............. |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | HINTS FROM HAROLD Amazonite—Felt; chromium oxide. Amethyst—Leather or felt; tin oxide. Aquamarine—Felt; certain...million tons at Mount Tom Price, Paraburdoo, Mount Brockman and other areas, and Mount Newman's 1,000million...000million tons at Mount Whaleback. If the 6,000 million ton figure is any where near right, McCamey's |  | | Report (volume) | | with State and local historical societies, State, county, and township officers, and individuals in all...Pittsh'eld, Massachusetts, for additions to and corrections of Connecticut and Massachusetts place names...Wyoming, Illinois, superintendent of schools, Stark County, 1882-1898, for much valuable information concerning...several hundred cities and towns, and corrections of county names in the State of Illinois. J. P. Dunn, Indiana...Indianapolis, Indiana, for additions to and corrections of county names. M. W. Davis, State Historical Society, Iowa |  | | Journal (issue) | | ............................• 298 THE ROCKS OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE. By George H. Chadwick ....It is located in the northwestern part of Mesa County in the western part of Colorado, about 15 miles...and in the nearby surrounding country are agate, amethyst, calcite, and diabantite in trap rock matrix....enjoyment. ROCKS AND MINERALS 300 THE ROCKS OF MOUNT DESERT ISLAND, MAINE By GEORGE H. CHADWICK To thronging...surfaces more than half of the hundred square miles of Mount D esert Island, including its 10-mile Jong mountain |  | | Catalog/List | | O X I D E S Quartz, Rock Crystal, xi Quartz, Amethyst Quartz, Rose Quartz Quartz, Citrine Quartz, Smoky...collections- ,\. lGNEOUS ROCl(S l . Ohsida n : Lake County. Ore gon. 2. Scoria ; Oak Creek, Colorado. 3. P...Vitrophy re ; W h ite Pine County, Nevada. 5. Aporhyolite ; Hyde Park, Massachusetts. 6. Rhyolite; Ruby Mountain...i\lassachusetts. 1 0. Porphyritic Biotite Granite ; Boulder County, Colorado. 1 1 . Biotitc Granite ; \Voodbury, Vermont...Rockport, Massachusetts. 15. Pegma tite ; Bedford, New York. 1 6. Aplit c ; Boulder County. Colorndo |  | | Report (volume) | | geology and mining industry of Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, by S. F. Emmons, pp. 201-290, pis. xliv-xlv...reports of chiefs of divisions, pp. 1-101, pis. iv-x. Mount Taylor and the Zufii Plateau, by Capt. Clarence...pis. Ixii-lxiii. The geology of 'the island of Mount Desert, Maine, by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, pp...203-528, pls.'vii-xxxi. The geology of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, pp. 529-611...leaves, 107 pis. and maps. Second expedition to Mount St. Elias, in 1891, by Israel C. Russell, pp. 1-91 |  | | Journal (issue) | | polished mass, 15 x 17 x 2.0 cm. Brenham. Kiowa County, Kansas. Pallasite. Found 1885. 10 C 1/2 individual...Stony meteorites. 315.84 315.85 Alamagordo. Otero County, New Mexico. Black chondrite. 2 70 grams 16.5...5 grams 7.00 1.65 La Lande. De Baca County, New Mexico. Spherical crystalline chondrlte. Large polished...241.18 241.19 241.21 241.27 Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri. Found 1933. Polished slices. 176.44...grams grams grams grams Ladder Creek. Greeley County, Kansas. Crystalline spherical chondrite. Found |  | | Catalog/List | | xi, Ark. Quartz, Rock Crystal, xi, N.Y. Quartz, Amethyst Quartz, Rose Quartz Quartz, Smoky Quartz Quartz...collectionsA. IGNEOUS ROCKS 1. Obsidian ; Lake County, Oregon. 2. Scoria ; near Klamath Falls, Oregon...Quartz Felsite Porphy,·y ; i\fa rblelread. Massachusetts. 1 0 . Porphyri tic Biot ite G rani t e ; St...Pcgmatite ; 13edford, New York. 1 6. Apl i tc ; Boulder County. Colorado. 1 7 . Trachyte ; Mineral Hill, Colorado...near Ouray, Colorado. 29. HornhlcnMount Sha la, California. /lfi11cral Rock "'"' Fn.s.,i/ |  | | | | School Geography - - — Survey of Rensselaer County— Cure - - — American Geological for Bite of...westerly from commencement upper part of the county line, down the course of that river to its junction...from the ashes, which * These stoves may be had county, Pa, Vol. IV.....N0. 1. at the furnace of...is ARNDT. Experiments of Mr. Smith, of Bucks county, Plough manufacturer, shewing the excellence of... is worth more JOSEPH SMITH. Tinicum^ Bucks County, Pa. 4th month, 2d day, 1814. is at N. B. One |  | | Journal (volume) | | School Geography - - — Survey of Rensselaer County— Cure - - — American Geological for Bite of...westerly from commencement upper part of the county line, down the course of that river to its junction...from the ashes, which * These stoves may be had county, Pa, Vol. IV.....N0. 1. at the furnace of...is ARNDT. Experiments of Mr. Smith, of Bucks county, Plough manufacturer, shewing the excellence of... is worth more JOSEPH SMITH. Tinicum^ Bucks County, Pa. 4th month, 2d day, 1814. is at N. B. One |  | | Book (edition) | | Greenstone tion of Basalt Of Greenstone. Trap— In Massachusetts New- Jersey— Columbia River .271 . . . . . ...elastic ; and slabs of limestone in some parts of Massachusetts possess the same property. Among minerals, steel...and at Fauquier, and many places in Green Brier county and other parts of Virginia, near St. Louis, in...discovered under a credible. thick cover of lava on Mount iEtna, which had remained there ever since the lava...protected from the heat of the lava. The shepherds on Mount iEtna preserve snow for the refreshment of their |  | | Book (edition) | | Greenstone. New-Jersey— Columbia RiverTrap In Massachusetts — Nova Scotia — — — — — 27i — CONTENTS... — — — Coal. Rhode Island Coal-fields. Massachusetts Coal-fields. Mansfield. Anthracite Coal-fields...and at Fauquier, and many places in Green Brier county and other parts of Virginia, near St. Louis, in...ice was discovered under a thick cover of lava on Mount ^Etna, which had remained there ever since the lava...protected from the heat of the lava. The shepherds on Mount ^Etna preserve snow for the refreshment of their |  | | Catalog/List | | ESTA BLISH l\JENT. INC. nox mount of Crystnll izcCounty, Cnllfornh, ncscri1,t ion...Enclosing Chlorile Phantom, choice; Brazil . . Amethyst, semi-precious gem mineral. See frontispiece....-Cont' d. E m ery. G reece, Turkey-i n-Asia 01· Massachusetts 232 HEM ATITE - Fc�O3 . A non-magnetic ore of... 256 DIASPORE - A lO (OH). Xline on Emery; Massachusetts .. .. ... . ... . . .... .. . ... MassiYc, Diaspore-clay;...... . . .. . .. . ...... . . . Fine xline: Massachusetts White cl eavages, with !-ea-green Talc; Rhode |  | | Catalog/List | | RATA Collection of Fossil Bryozoo (P 50) in Riker Mount. Tetracoralla. Examples of five families, complete...Selecton-5 genera-Recent B ryozoa Glass top display mount ea . . . . . 3.75 Recent Comparative material Bugula-Polyps... . . . . . . . . . /7 Fir1c, xline, white; Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . / 7 DUMORTIERITE...u m silicate) Large phmocr;•sts in diabase; Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Coarse-xline and cleavages;...silicate) Fo/ialed mass on rock, lavender; Massachusetts . . . . . . . . 49 MARIPOSITE ( Mica group) |  | | Book (edition) | | Alumine, sub -sulphate of, Amber, Amblygonite, Amethyst, Amianthoide, Amianthus, Ammonia, muriate of,...quartz, ferruginous quartz, and violet quartz, or amethyst. The pupil, having ascertained by the directions...Laconian marble. Verde antico. This came from Mount Tagetus, in Liconia, and is among the most celebrated...Shaftsbury, and Scranton, in Vt. - Cleveland. Massachusetts affords several quarries of marble. Professor...annual value of the marble quarried in Berkshire county alone, amounts to more than 40,000 dollars. The |  | | Book (edition) | | Alumine, sub-sulphate of, Amber, Amblygonite, Amethyst, 81 Arsenic , native, 84 Amianthoide, Amianthus...quartz, ferruginous quartz, and violet quartz, or amethyst. The pupil, having ascertained by the directions...Laconian marble. Verde antico. This came from Mount Tagetus, in Liconia, and is among the most celebrated...Shaftsbury, and Scranton, in Vt. - Cleveland. Massachusetts affords several quarries of marble. Professor...the marble to more than quarried in Berkshire county alone, amounts -Lanesborough ; 40,000 dollars |  | | Book (edition) | | Alumine, sub -sulphate of, Amber, Amblygonite, Amethyst, Amianthoide, Amianthus, Ammonia, muriate of,...quartz, ferruginous qurriz, and violet quartz, or amethyst. The pupil, having ascertained by the directions...quartz, ferruginous quartz, and violet quartz, or amethyst. The pupil, having ascertained by the directions...Laconian marble. Verde antico. This came from Mount Tagetus, in Liconia, and is among the most celebrated...Shaftsbury, and Scranton, in Vt. - Cleveland. Massachusetts affords several quarries of marble. Professor |
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