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Orthoclase from
Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Orthoclase
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Orthoclase data
Locality Data:Click here to view Dalton, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:244804
Long-form Identifier:1:3:244804:6
GUID (UUID V4):acae7012-b5cb-4846-a030-387ea68e5396
Nearest other occurrences of Orthoclase
83.4km (51.8 miles) Quabbin Aqueduct shaft No. 10 locality, Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
90.3km (56.1 miles) Greenfield, Greenfield Township, Saratoga County, New York, USA
97.1km (60.3 miles) Weston, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
99.4km (61.8 miles) Unnamed quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
References
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Report (volume)
WALCOTT, DIRECTOR THE GEOLOGY EASTERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY MASSACHUSETTS BY BENJAMIN KENDALL EMERSON WASHINGTON...Becket.......................... Gulf anticline, Dalton ............................................................................................. Berkshire schist .'......................... ........................................................... Dalton fault............................................Artesian wells upon the Dalton fault............................ South Dalton or Warner Mountain fault
Report (issue)
SURVEY GEOLOGY OF THE WINDSOR QUADRANGELE, MASSACHUSETTS Stephen Alien Norton This report is preliminary...Garnet Schist Member . Albite Schist Thickness Dalton Formation General Statement Conglomerate Member...Formation General Statement Petrology Thickness Age Berkshire Schist General Statement Schist and Phy11ite Black...to recent geologic mapping in northwestern Massachusetts, southern Vermont, and southwestern New Hampshire...geologic map of southern Vermont northwestern Massachusetts. 11 Location of specimens for which modes
Report (volume)
OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 597 GEOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND BY B. K. EMERSON WASHINGTON....................................... Worcester County, Mass....................................... Westboro...member........................... Northeastern Massachusetts..................................... General..................................... Western Massachusetts...............................................the area......................................... Dalton formation.....................................
Report (issue)
director United States geoh)gical survey liy Massachusetts in Green mountains of the Geology Raphael Pumpelly...director United States geological survey by Massachusetts in Groen mountains of the Geology Raphael Pumpelly..., XXIII. Geology of the Green Mountains in Massachusetts, by Raphael Piiinpelly, P. Nelson Dale, and...Upper Devonian, along the meridian of County, IL Y., to Bradford County, Pa., by Henry S. Williams. 1884....cents. 16. On the Higher Devonian Faunas of )ntario County, New York, by John M. Clarke. 8°. 1885. 86 pp.
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 (article/letter/editorial)
January/February: Gold and quartz, Eagle's est mine, Placer County, California. Tana Daugharthy specimen, Harold and...49 Collecting the KellerLakePegmatite, Waupaca County. Wisconsin: A New Site for Gadolinite-(Y), T. W...Note, Collecting the KellerLake Pegmatite, Waupaca County, Wisconsin: A New Site for Gadolinite-(Y),T. W...Paramelaconite Crystals,A1gomah Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, S. M. Carlson, M. J. Elder, R. Tolonen...180-83; Petzite, Bald Mountain, Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, 40-42; Scolecite, Pune (Poona), Maharashtra
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.......................................... 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)
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
world-wide locality index. The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...Alleghany County. Howard Freeland specimen and photo. Rutherford pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch...Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed to collectors. However, landowners...(c) = currently closed to collecting Albemarle County Alberene soapstone quarry—Alberene amphiboie asbestos...cuprite, goethite, malachite, siderite Alleghany County Peters Mountain—(roadcut outcrops) near Jordan
Report (issue)
MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ORTIZ MINE GRANT, SANTA FE COUNTY, NEW MEXICO Open-file Report 560 By Stephen R...Mountain range in the southwestern part of Santa Fe County, New Mexico. The Ortiz Mountains, physiographically...Niobrara Shale Member……………………………….....29 Hosta-Dalton Sandstone (Mesa Verde Group)…………….….…29 Upper Mancos...Stratigraphic column of the Niobrara Shale – Hosta-Dalton interval, southwestern part of the Ortiz Mount...Geologic map of the Ortiz Mine Grant, Santa Fe County, New Mexico (1:24,000) Plate 2: Ortiz Mine Grant
Report (issue)
POTENTIAL OF EPA REGION 1 Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont OPEN-FILE...POTENTIAL OF EPA REGION 1 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont R...Preliminary Geologic Radon Potential Assessment of Massachusetts R. Randall Schumann and Linda C.S. Gundersen...aerial radioactivity, and indoor radon data by county. Because of constraints on the scales of maps presented...The reports are available in county formats and State summaries. The county reports typically contain both
Journal (issue)
world-wide locality index The localities are listed by county, followed by a listing of the most prominent minerals...pegmatite in Amelia County and the Lynch Station locality (turquoise crystals) in Campbell County, are now closed...(c) = currently closed to collecting ALBEMARLE COUNTY Alberene soapstone quarry-Alberene actinolite-tremolite...crystals, muscovite crystals, tourmaline AMHERST COUNTY Crystals of goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite;...1 inch across; found near Briar Fork, Albemarle County (photograph by T. M. Gathright, 11; W. F. Giannini
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PA 16802, USA Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA a r t i c...were b10 μm. Small amounts of natural quartz and orthoclase, prepared in a similar manner to the olivine...minerals (7.5 mg olivine, 5 mg diopside, 1 mg orthoclase, and 1 mg quartz) were added to a Ptlined, hard-walled...which was enriched in aluminum by the addition of orthoclase. Lithium concentrations for the starting materials...equilibrium with melt have been conducted by Blundy and Dalton (2000), Brenan et al. (1998), and Ottolini et al
Report (issue)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 County Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . 4 Mineral Localities Listed by County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Beaver County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Box Elder County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Cache County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Report (issue)
sulphide deposits of the Elizabeth mine, Orange County, Vermont ... . .............. 4l J.F. SLACK, M...sulphide deposits of the Davis mine, Hampshire County, Massachusetts ........... . .... . . .. ............ ...manganese ores of the Betts mine, Hampshire County, Massachusetts . .. ......... . ....... . , .... .. .....of stronoly sheared, barren, quartz-sericite orthoclase schist; the unit is mineraloqically simple, but... 21 muscovite, pale yellow sericite, pink orthoclase, and locally albitic feldspar. Chlorite is minor
Report (issue)
SURVEY Bulletin Number 53 TALC DEPOSITS OF MURRAY COUNTY, GEORGIA By A. S. FURCRON Assistant State Geologist...Survey Bulletin No. 53, "Talc Deposits of Murray County, Georgia," by Dr. A. S. Furcron, Assistant State...-----------------------------------'TALC DEPOSITS OF MURRAY COUNTY -----------------------· Distribution of Deposits...----------------VariE:ltie.S of Talc in Murray County -------------------------------Uses ----------...-----------------------------Genesis of Murray County Talc Deposits ________________________ Description
Book (volume)
Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and  the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock crystal. BARROW COUNTY WINDER, along rd. to Jefferson and 1½ mi. inside...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States BARTOW COUNTY AREA, Saltpeter Cave, as floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...agate, (banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON:  at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate;  N
Report (issue)
Detrital to prograde: Pelham dome, central Massachusetts ...... .95 Timing of metamorphism in the central...Poland, K.A., 1974, ^Ar diffusion in homogeneous orthoclase and an interpretation of AT diffusion in K-feldspar...by Poland (1974) of Ar diffusion kinetics in orthoclase led the way. Poland showed that Ar loss from...Poland, K.A., 1974, ^Ar diffusion in homogeneous orthoclase and an interpretation of Ar diffusion in K-feldspar...Technology, Socorro, NM 87801, USA : U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 22092, USA Received November 20, 1989/Accepted
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
phase equilibrium studies (Wallace and Green, 1998; Dalton and Wood, 1993; 414 J. Ying et al. / Lithos...by partial melting of a carbonated peridotite (Dalton and Wood, 1993; Sweeney, 1994; Harmer and Gittins...respectively. About 80 km south of the LZC lies Mengyin county where Ordovician diamondiferous kimberlite occurred...barite as accessories. The K-feldspar is pure orthoclase with 16.4 –16.8 wt.% K2O. Breccias are mainly...occurrence of augite and aegirine-augite. The orthoclase and quartz are responsible for the increased
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Longhui County is located at northern the northern part of central Province, Longhui County is located...Moreover, this county is abundant in mineral from the south to the north [25]. Moreover, this county is abundant...Hunan 26° N 45′ 0 15 30 km Study area (Longhui County) 0 10 20 km Sample Group LHW Sample Group...spectrometer 102 F produced by D&P Inc. (Hartford County, CT, USA). It can survey radiation brightness, emissivity...spectrometer 102 F produced by D&P (Hartford County, CT, USA).atItroom can survey radiation brightness,
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Book (volume)
600 to 800 feet thick in the north. ALEXANDER COUNTY FAYVILLE, area stream gravels⎯agate, jasper, rare...⎯agate, jasper; d RR siding of Clay⎯agate. CALHOUN COUNTY AREA, shores of the Mississippi R., in the Warsaw...crystals). CRAWFORD COUNTY PALESTINE, area deposits⎯Siderite. EDWARDS COUNTY AREA, T. 1 S, R. 10 E...E, regional deposits⎯Siderite. FULTON COUNTY FARMINGTON, W 6 mi. on Rte. 116 to the Rapatee No. 5 strip...mine⎯pyritized gastropods (Pennsylvanian age). GRUNDY COUNTY AREA: c Regional rd. and RR cuts and banks of Mason
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of Archaean age and Early Proterozoic quartz-orthoclase-plagioclase rocks. A Late Palaeoproterozoic regional...zircon are rare minerals. Alkali feldspar is orthoclase (Or 89-95) with no anorthite component at all...but almost pure albite occurs intergrown with orthoclase in the rims (Fig. 5g). This observation testifies...1993; Dalton NU and Wood, 1993; Sweeney, 1994; Klemme et al., 1995; Sweeney et al., 1995; Dalton and...phlogopite in a source) (e.g., Sweeney et al., 1995; Dalton, Wood, 1993; Klemme et al., 1995). On the other
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
porphyry dikesfarthest from phenocrysts of quartz,orthoclase,andminorplagio- the Flammefjeldigneouscomplexare...intrusion breccia mentioned angularrubbleof quartz,orthoclase, and lithic fragments. The composition varies...somewhatfrag- and consistsof interlockingquartz and orthoclase mented.It is now fully devitrifiedto chalcedonic...felsic.The size fragments consist ofgranular orthoclase, quartz,and 1924 SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATIONS...eastGreenland. I. General geologyfrom Angmagssalikto Kap Dalton: Medd. Gronland, v. 105, no. 2, 46 p. 1947, Geological
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...of rd. a few yds., outcropRose Quartz. DOUGLAS COUNTY CORSICA, S on US 281 to Armour, area rd. cuts,
 
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