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Malachite from
Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Malachite
Formula:Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Malachite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:672137
Long-form Identifier:1:3:672137:4
GUID (UUID V4):8daaec53-57e2-4eca-b347-f4392f3b979f
Nearest other occurrences of Malachite
5.6km (3.4 miles) Warren Street Quarry (Beatty's Ledge), Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
5.9km (3.6 miles) Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
9.6km (5.9 miles) Hammond St. Quarry, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) Blueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
13.2km (8.2 miles) Route 9 road cut, Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
14.2km (8.8 miles) West Roxbury Crushed Stone Quarry (West Roxbury Trap Rock Co. Quarry; Grove St. Quarry), West Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) North Woburn, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.1km (16.8 miles) Governor Endicott mine (Towne's Copper Mine), Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
29.8km (18.5 miles) Harris Quarry, Acton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
35.4km (22.0 miles) Aggregate Industries Quarry (Bayer-Mingolla Quarry; Trimount Quarry), Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
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Report (issue)
......................................... 18 Malachite and azurite .......................................................................... 117 Massachusetts ..............................................surface structures at the Arlington mine, Bergen County, N. J……………………………...Frontispiece Figure 1. Generalized...SURVEY PAGE 6. Generalized sketch map of the Somerville-New Brunswick area, New Jersey, showing the location...cross-section at the American copper mine near Somerville, New Jersey. The main workings followed the under
Report (volume)
Del Norte County; Trinity River, Trinity County; Spanish Creek and Gopher Hill, Plumas County; Placerville...Dorado County; Cherokee Flats, Yankee Hill,and Oroville, Butte County; French Corral, Nevada County; Indian...Indian Gulch and Volcano, Amador County; and Alpine Creek, Tulare County. Other western localities are:...Diamond Basin, Ada County, Idaho; Curry County, Oreg.; and Nelson Hill, near Glacier County, Mont. The Great...Pierce County; Oregon, Dane County; Kohlsville, Washington County; Saukville, Ozaukee County; Eagle,
Book
MASSACHUSETTS MINERALAND FOSSIL LOCALITIES Compiled by Peter P. Gleba 'I!~·· . \. i r,'"--""'4' I...publication. Peter P. Gleba December 2008 Quincy, Massachusetts Member Boston Mineral Club Reprinted by permission...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. Calculating it another way, [Peter Gleba] said...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. It has access, it has convenience, it has exposure...window of his car as he passed west of the Massachusetts state lottery offices and saw a spreading rust
Journal (issue)
. For The Mineral Collector. MINERALS OF MASSACHUSETTS . By J. C. RAND. PART 1. PRELIMINARY REMARKS...study of mineralogy, and of the mineralogy of Massachusetts in par ticular, then the purpose of the writer...articles in describing the mineral localities of Massachusetts will not have been in vain. With such good facilities...knowledge of the min erals and localities of Massachusetts has been obtained largely by frequent trips...assort ment of minerals are to be found here in Massachusetts. Our early mineralogists spent much of their
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minerals and gems. It is obvious, though, that malachite, an ore of the heavy metal copper, or hematite...corundum (aluminum oxide), carbonates such as malachite (copper carbonate), phosphates such as apatite...banded agate. Cross section of unpolished green malachite, a copper carbonate marked with curved bands...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900
Report (volume)
See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby...Shelby County, near Whiting Station and Calera; Talladega County, in several places. Bauxite. Cherokee
Report (volume)
.......................................... Massachusetts...............:...............................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
Report (volume)
mine______________________________ 33 3 4 CONTENTS. Page. Massachusetts _ : , _____ ________________ Davis mine__ _...character of ores____________________ Hartford County deposits__________________________ Simsbury (Newgate)...mine_________________________________ New Haven County deposits________________________ New York ____... Dorothy mine ______________^_-_____ Albemarle County (Southwest Mountain)_____________ 89 89 Triassic...Bentonville-Overall district________________ 101 Rappahannock County _.________________________ 101 Ambler property______________
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Nederland. Minerals to be found on dumps are: malachite, azurite, bornite, enargite, chalcopyrite, covellite...found in pegmatite on Turkey Mountain, Haddam (Middlesex Co.), Conn. One is a brown beryl xl iy2 inches...conglomerates in fields and in gravel bars here in Putnam County, Indiana."—item received from Walter Reeves, R3...—an amazing bright orange, LW; (no fl. SW). MASSACHUSETTS — John S. AlbaWhen Mr. Wierengo's letter and...Stephenson, Meno- name of mineral, its locality, County, minee Co., Mich. One of the specimens State and
Book (edition)
mmed at Broken Arrow aud Trout creek, in Sc. Clair county. The strata in this field are more faulted und...prong of Canoe creek, in St. Clair county, to Ha\sop creek, in Bibb county, a distance of 60 miles. Down to...to Helena, in Shelby county, the field has an average width of 5 or 6 miles. Below that point the width...miles being in the latitud" of Blocton, in Bibb county. The south ern end of this field has a greater...Jefferson county; Helena, Montevallo, and Brierfield, Shelby county; and at Blocion. Bibb county. The Warrior
Report (issue)
............................ 22 Spinel, Orange County, N. Y........................................................................... Copper Mine, Somerville, N. J..........................................depression, extending from the present Bockland County, New York, through New Jersey toward the southwest...operations of this kind are now under way in Westchester County. 16 M'liLKTIX NF.W YORK MINKRALOCJICAT; CLUB...few miles north of New York City in Westchester County. One of these mines at Bedford has been in continuous
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the American mine north of Somerville. Green stainsof chrysocollaand malachite are of commonoccurrencein...chrysocolla, and thereare smallerquantitiesof cuprite,malachite, and azurite. The greenishsecondarymineral has...numerouslocalitiesalong First Mountain near Pluckamin, Somerville, Bound Brook, and Plainfield. 4. In unalteredstrata...pyriteandsmallamounts of secondary chrysocolla, malachite, COPPER DEPOSITS OF NEW JERSEY 247 and...chalcocite,or glance,with chrysocolla, a little malachite,and occasionallyazurite, cuprite, and native copper
Report (issue)
Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Massachusetts .................... .72 C. Section C: Occurrences...given in the categories of : 1. name and location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2...stream, or town. County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude Information in the county, state, quadrangle...Bedrock geology of the Massachusetts portion of the Bernardston Quadrangle, Massachusetts-Vermont: U.S. Geological
Journal (issue)
the city of Bathurst which houses the Warren Somerville collection. The South Australian Museum maintains...Other treasures he acquired include azurite and malachite from the Cobar region, zeolites from Richmond...trustees of his estate. Warren Somerville (1939– ) Warren Somerville was born in Orange, in west-central...known, both locally and internationally, and Somerville came to be recognized for his extensive knowledge...knowledge of mines, minerals and fossils worldwide. Somerville earned eight different college degrees in the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
GETAWAY The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and its Gem and Mineral Council are sponsoring...carats of gem material, including tourmaline, malachite, lapis lazuli, rose quartz, onyx, tiger eye, amethyst...the individual category.) THE SOMERVILLE COLLECTION The Warren E. Somerville collection of minerals and...(Rio Nuevo Publishers, 2002, $12.95). Warren E. Somerville. city of Bathurst, about 120 miles west of Sydney...board of trustees will manage the collection; Somerville, who donated it and is a professor at Charles
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
about 35 miles northwest of Flagstaff, in Coconino County, a pineforested volcanic area. The elevation is...in California recently I visited the Los Angeles County Museum in Los Angeles to see the famous collection...in Los Angeles can walk across the lawn to the County Museum for another thrill—the display of some of...Leadville (Lake Co.). Colo., almost at the end of Lake County, I found a specimen of small radiating chrysocolla...at Mackay, Idaho. Also found at this mine are malachite, azurite, cuprite, native copper, pyrite, quartz
Book
Co. Hematite CALERA, Shelby Co. Wavkllite CLAY COUNTY, Sec. 24. T. 19 S R., 7 E. STATUARY, Coosa Co...Co., (W. border of* Marble Crystalline TALLADEGA COUNTY Marble, (crystalline) VALLEY HEAD, DeKalb Co. Hematite...Feldspar HISSOP, Coosa Co., (near) Beryl JACKSON COUNTY Hematite KENNEDYS, Clay Co., (near) Magnetite MILLERVILLE...(clear crystals) GARLAND COUNTY Quartz Crystals HOT SPRINGS, Garland Co. Malachite HOT SPRINGS DISTRICT Quartz...Quartz Xls LAWRENCE COUNTY Pearls LITTLE ROCK Quartz Crystals MAGNET COVE, Hot Spring Co. Quartz Crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Lower Bucks County, Fairless H i l l s , visited the American Cop­ per Mine at Somerville, N . J . to...N D MINERALS ALABAMA MARYLAND T h e Calhoun County Rock and Min­ eral Club, Jacksonville presented...to the W o o d Copper M i n e to collect Green Malachite and Green Gar­ nets ! T h e members of the Susquehanna...Lapidary and Mineral Society of Prince Georges County, Md., Hyattsville, found a lot of very excellent...the identification of minerals. — T h e Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleon­ tology Society went to the
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Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. Also found at Somerville, New Jersey. In South Australia at Wallaroo ...Michigan. Found in Colorado at Aspen and in Boulder County; also in several mining areas in Arizona. Good...Missouri. Fairly large crystals in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Very fine crystals in dolomite from...Darwin district, Inyo County, California; also at Antimony Peak, San Benito County, California; and large...district, San Bernardino County. Long crystals at Manhattan Mines, Nye County, Nevada. Excellent needle-like
Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan. Also found at Somerville, New Jersey. In South Australia at Wallaroo and...Michigan. Found in Colorado at Aspen and in Boulder County; also in several mining areas in Arizona. Good...Missouri. Fairly large crystals in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Very fine crystals in dolomite from...Darwin district, Inyo County, California; also at Antimony Peak, San Benito County, California; and large...district, San Bernardino County. Long crystals at Manhattan Mines, Nye County, Nevada. Excellent needle-like
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Montgomery County, Wheaton, enjoyed a film on Grinding Wheel Safety. MASSACHUSETTS The Boston Mineral...for magnetite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, bornite, malachite, and azurite; Sayreville, New Jersey, for pyrite...evening was the fare for the members of the Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc., Suffern. Dr. Walter...AND MINERALS Junior Division of the Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc. A recent evening...of Museum of Science, Buffalo. . . . The Cayuga County Gem and Mineral Club, Auburn, is a new Eastern
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the famous mercury mines of Terlingua, Brewster County, Texas. Of these five species, only atacamite is...clinoatacamite, and paratacamite. Pseudomorphs of malachite and chrysocolla after atacamite have been reported;...brochantite, antlerite, linarite, caledonite, malachite, chrysocolla, and gypsum. Atacamite is essentially...old copper mines in the vicinity of Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, and the Wheatley mine near...at the Laurium and Wolverine mines of Houghton County; as bladed emerald-green crystals on fracture surfaces
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franklinite with the chalcocite somewhat altered to malachite. A polished section showed the chalcocite in spots...Minerals Of Franklin and Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey, u. S. Geological Survey Professional...Harmony, Warren County, Agate, Hoboken, Bound Brook and Liberty Corner in Somerset County, Algerite (altered... Al1opha.ne. Weehawken, Hudson County Mt. Freedom, Morris County. -91A methyst. Weehawken tunnel...tunnel . Little Falls , Passaic County. Abundant in geodes at Lyons Station, Somerset Co. A mphibole, Large
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Limonite and hematite are stripped mined in Crenshaw County, Alabama, and specimens collected are very interesting..."Limonite and hematite are to be found on most any county road south of Montgomery (Montgomery Co.), Ala...Crenshaw County—Davenport, Highland Home, Bradenton and Petrey are all small towns in Crenshaw County near...Shoup, P. O. Box 756, Salmon, Idaho. "Shoup, Lemhi County, Idaho. Scheelite (Tungsten) has been found in...a man that works in a coal mine in upper Fulton County in Illinois. Since that time I have been unable
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
free list, write to: B L A I N E R E E D , 907 County Rd. 207 #17, Durango, CO 81301. MICROMOUNTS MICROMOUNTS:...MOUNTAIN GEMS AND MINERALS, 97 Lamington Rd., Somerville, NJ 08876. FLUORITES with pedigree. Free list...following shows: August 10-12, Springfield, Massachusetts August 18, 19, Shreveport, Louisiana MACAJAC—Crystals...ROUGH Calibrated Cabochons in: Sugilite • Azurite/Malachite Carnelian • Black Onyx Rhodochrosite • Jade Rose...Rose Quartz • Hematite Sodalite • Rhodenite Malachite Chrysoprase Rough Fire Agate Cabs & Rough Charoite
 
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