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Lynnfield serpentinite area, Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 32' 24'' North , 71° 2' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.54006,-71.03933
GeoHash:
G#: drt6p2ntz
GRN:
N29W38
Type:
Occurrence
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Lynnfield11,596 (2017)0.7km
Wakefield24,932 (2017)4.6km
Reading24,747 (2017)4.9km
North Reading14,101 (2017)5.1km
Middleton9,859 (2017)6.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
North Shore Rock & Mineral Club of MassachusettsSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts15km
Boston Mineral Club, Inc.Boston, Massachusetts20km
Nashoba Valley Mineralogical SocietyWestford, Massachusetts33km
Mindat Locality ID:
32077
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:32077:6
GUID (UUID V4):
48e12141-7361-4255-a1ba-9a5ed288c98e


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6 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Chrysotile9..Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
β“˜Talc
var. Steatite		9.EC.05Mg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
β“˜'Amphibole Supergroup'-AB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
β“˜'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Hβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Hβ“˜ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Oβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ BruciteMg(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgβ“˜ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
Siβ“˜ AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Siβ“˜ Talc var. SteatiteMg3(Si4O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ Amphibole SupergroupAB2C5((Si,Al,Ti)8O22)(OH,F,Cl,O)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4

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References

Clapp, Charles H. (1921). Geology of the Igneous Rocks of Essex County, Massachusetts (USGS Bulletin 704).
Castle, R.O., Hepburn, J.C., Kopera, J.P. (2005). Bedrock Geologic Map of the Reading Quadrangle, Massachusetts
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