Hawks Pyrite Mine (Mount Peak Mine), Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Hawks Pyrite Mine (Mount Peak Mine) | Mine (Abandoned) |
Charlemont | Town |
Franklin County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 37' 26'' North , 72° 53' 21'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Charlemont | 1,382 (2017) | 1.6km |
Hawley | 342 (2017) | 6.7km |
Rowe | 357 (2017) | 7.8km |
Heath | 819 (2017) | 7.8km |
Buckland | 2,026 (2017) | 8.7km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Northern Berkshire Mineral Club | North Adams, Massachusetts | 20km |
Mindat Locality ID:
3833
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:3833:4
GUID (UUID V4):
b8edf357-a7ed-4a4b-8ad2-ff0453ba7430
A pyrite mine featuring a shaft 150 feet (45 meters) deep. Hawley "Mineral Belt" stratabound massive sulfide deposit - the mineralogy of this locality is similar to that of the Davis pyrite mine in Rowe, Franklin Co., Mass., USA, but has not been as well studied. (Note: There is also a "Hawks prospect" in Charlemont.)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Ankerite Formula: Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Chloritoid Formula: (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
βͺ Gahnite Formula: ZnAl2O4 Habit: octahedral Colour: dark green Description: Small crystals to 6 cm or so in quartz matrix. |
β Galena ? Formula: PbS |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Gold ? Formula: Au |
β Grossular Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Ilmenite ? Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Pickeringite Formula: MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Silver ? Formula: Ag |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Tremolite Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold ? | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver ? | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Galena ? | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Gahnite | 4.BB.05 | ZnAl2O4 |
β | Ilmenite ? | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Ankerite | 5.AB.10 | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O |
β | Pickeringite | 7.CB.85 | MgAl2(SO4)4 Β· 22H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Grossular | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Chloritoid | 9.AF.85 | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
β | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
H | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
O | β Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Mg | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Mg | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Al | β Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
Al | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Si | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | β Pickeringite | MgAl2(SO4)4 · 22H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Grossular | Ca3Al2(SiO4)3 |
Ca | β Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Ankerite | Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2 |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Chloritoid | (Fe2+,Mg,Mn2+)Al2(SiO4)O(OH)2 |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Gahnite | ZnAl2O4 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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