Worcester Coal Mine, Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Worcester Coal Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Worcester | City |
Worcester County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 17' 19'' North , 71° 45' 51'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Hamilton | 8,460 (2017) | 3.6km |
Worcester | 184,815 (2017) | 4.3km |
Shrewsbury | 33,893 (2017) | 4.3km |
Sunderland | 3,843 (2017) | 5.0km |
West Boylston | 7,612 (2017) | 8.8km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Worcester Mineral Club | Worcester, Massachusetts | 4km |
Nashoba Valley Mineralogical Society | Westford, Massachusetts | 42km |
Mindat Locality ID:
28883
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28883:2
GUID (UUID V4):
db0f53f3-80a0-4641-b4fa-fcb4fb021453
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Nackor's Mine
Prior to 1820, graphite was mined here, ground in West Millbury and used to coat the bottom of vessels. (Rice, 1889)
The anthracite coal deposits near the junction of Lincoln and Plantation streets now known as the Old Coal Mine were put to use in 1823 and at first the Worcester coal seemed better than Lehigh. In 1824 an attempt was made to form the Massachusetts Coal Company. Mining went on and the coal was used in the Worcester Brewery of Trumbull & Ward and in Burbank's paper mill. Coal from the land of William E Green was burned in the brewery in 1827. By November 1828, a shaft twelve feet wide, eight feet high had been carried into the hill about sixty feet and a railway laid to transport the coal. In February 1829, the Worcester Coal Company was incorporated, and in March of the same year the Worcester Railway Company with a capital of $50,000 to build a railway from the mine to the Lake and Blackstone Canal. But soon afterward the whole enterprise was abandoned.
There was another attempt to work the coal mine in 1897. Silas E Harthan was employed by some capitalists to reopen the mine after it had been abandoned for seventy years. He found it forty feet deep and full of water. He pumped out 200,000 gallons and took out about twenty tons of coal. He burned some of the coal in his own furnace. It was found to be mixed with graphite and other impurities, and the conclusion was reached that the mine could not be operated profitably on account of the inferior quality of the coal.
There was another attempt to work the coal mine in 1897. Silas E Harthan was employed by some capitalists to reopen the mine after it had been abandoned for seventy years. He found it forty feet deep and full of water. He pumped out 200,000 gallons and took out about twenty tons of coal. He burned some of the coal in his own furnace. It was found to be mixed with graphite and other impurities, and the conclusion was reached that the mine could not be operated profitably on account of the inferior quality of the coal.
The mine site is part of Worcester's "East Side Trail", along with a few old quarry sites.
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5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β Graphite Formula: C |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Graphite | C |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
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