Soapstone Ledges Talc-Serpentine locality, Rowe, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Soapstone Ledges Talc-Serpentine locality | - not defined - |
Rowe | Town |
Franklin County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° North , 72° West (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~6km
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
8851
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:8851:3
GUID (UUID V4):
125a04e4-fd79-41e4-b96e-0374c9d1ea5d
Taconian ultramafic tectonic "sliver" located along a major regional thrust fault at the top of the Rowe formation, separating it from the Moretown formation. [Note: This site is a small botanical preserve, due to the calciophilic species found growing on the talc-serpentine ledges. Collecting is not allowed. The same minerals - plus others - are found at the nearby Massachusetts talc mine; so there is no need to disturb the plant community on the ledges.]
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Antigorite Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Clinochlore Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
β | Antigorite | 9.ED.15 | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Antigorite | Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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