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Quabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 22' 59'' North , 72° 9' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.38310,-72.15815
GeoHash:
G#: drs9n5853
GRN:
N29W39
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Hardwick2,668 (2017)5.0km
Barre1,009 (2017)6.2km
New Braintree943 (2017)7.8km
Oakham1,702 (2017)9.9km
Petersham243 (2017)11.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Worcester Mineral ClubWorcester, Massachusetts32km
Connecticut Valley Mineral ClubSpringfield, Massachusetts47km
Mindat Locality ID:
6845
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6845:4
GUID (UUID V4):
96b22654-8cd2-4553-ac43-7eeff78feb5a


A large rock dump left by the construction of Shaft #10, part of the Quabbin Aqueduct system which feeds the Boston area with water from Quabbin Reservoir. Shaft #10 is located just north of Moose Pond.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


25 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Colour: maroon
Description: Subhedral crystals to 7mm in albite, quartz, muscovite metamorphic rock.
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Habit: To 1cm
Colour: Clear, white
β“˜ Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Habit: Short prismatic to 1.5mm
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Goethite
Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Gypsum var. Selenite
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ 'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ Laumontite
Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
β“˜ 'Limonite'
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
β“˜ Orthoclase
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
β“˜ Thomsonite-Ca
Formula: NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜ Tremolite ?
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Description: The fibrous white amphibole reported by Shaub (1941) may not be tremolite. Analysis needed.
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2Oβ“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)β“˜ Babingtonite
(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)β“˜ Epidote
CaF2β“˜ Fluorite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Goethite4.00.Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH)
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Opal4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜var. Opal-AN4.DA.10SiO2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜var. Selenite7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Tremolite ?9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Babingtonite9.DK.05Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
β“˜Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Orthoclase9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Thomsonite-Ca9.GA.10NaCa2[Al5Si5O20] Β· 6H2O
β“˜Laumontite9.GB.10CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'var. Adularia'-KAlSi3O8
β“˜'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Limonite'-
β“˜'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] Β· nH2O
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O
β“˜'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Hβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Hβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Hβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Oβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
Oβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Naβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Alβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
Siβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ OrthoclaseK(AlSi3O8)
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Caβ“˜ LaumontiteCaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O
Caβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Thomsonite-CaNaCa2[Al5Si5O20] · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caβ“˜ Gypsum var. SeleniteCaSO4 · 2H2O
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ GoethiteΞ±-Fe3+O(OH)
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Shaub, B. M. (1941): Occurrence and Origin of Babingtonite and Other Minerals From Quabbin Aqueduct, Massachusetts, American Mineralogist: 26: 121.
Hiller, John (1974). Massachusetts Mines and Minerals, privately published.
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