Russell Garnet Mine, Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Russell Garnet Mine | Mine |
Russell | Town |
Hampden County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 8' 41'' North , 72° 49' 50'' West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
7320
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:7320:5
GUID (UUID V4):
052e6fa1-1b1c-40fd-89e0-b19075bde958
A famous historic site where large, sharp, almandine crystals were mined from a pegmatite "pod" in the late-1800s. The operation mined out nearly all of the pegmatite, leaving little to be seen today. The dumps were used to fill a swale in the owner's back yard, the fill then covered and grass planted. There is nothing left but the small open cut of the mine and a little bit of quartz and feldspar that didn't get mined out. It is now only an historical curiosity.
Kunz (1885) reported: "At Russell, Massachusetts, a vein of garnet, very dark in color, and called there black garnet (not melanite), was opened during the last two years, and many fine crystals have been taken out, partly by Mr. Daniel Clark, of Tyringham, Massachusetts. These have been sold as specimens only, or exchanged for minerals, and were valued at fully $1,000 in all."
According to Emerson (1895): "One mile south of Thorp's, now Pomeroy's, the first house on the river road coming from Westfield, perfect forms 202, abundant and very large black almandine garnets from a granite vein. This locality has been largely worked by Mr. Daniel Clark and by a Mr. Johnson, of Tyringham, and specimens from this locality, most ingeniously fabricated, have been offered for sale as coming from Tyringham. Many hundred dollars' worth were obtained from the locality, which is now exhausted. They have been also cited as coming from Westfield."
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Albite var. Cleavelandite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) References: |
βͺ Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 Habit: large Colour: dark red |
β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) References: |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) References: |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Rose Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Rose Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Smoky Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
β | var. Cleavelandite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Be | Beryllium | |
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Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Rose Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Quartz var. Smoky Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Albite var. Cleavelandite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
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Russell Garnet Mine, Russell, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA