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Limonite from
Gold Leaf Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Limonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gold Leaf Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:280655
Long-form Identifier:1:3:280655:6
GUID (UUID V4):0773d442-e8bb-475f-855f-88905a1b9357
Nearest other occurrences of Limonite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘGranite Railway Quarry (Granite Rail Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
2.5km (1.5 miles) ⓘFallon Brothers Quarry (Quincy Quarry; Ballou Quarry; Old Colony Crushed Stone Company Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMerry Mount Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘHardwick Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) ⓘField & Wild Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
13.4km (8.4 miles) ⓘThompsonville, Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
26.4km (16.4 miles) ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
35.8km (22.3 miles) ⓘMasslite Quarry, Plainville, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
35.9km (22.3 miles) ⓘAggregate Industries Quarry, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
36.7km (22.8 miles) ⓘSheldonville Gold Mine (Wrentham Gold Mine), Wrentham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
References
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Report (volume)
BUL.L.ETIN 354 CHIEF COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND BY T. NELSON...granites and quarries............................ Massachusetts...............................................the granites and quarries Continued. Massachusetts Continued. Quincy......................................geology........................................ The quarry............................................ New...................... Glossary of scientific and quarry terms.................................. 140 140
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___ Groton____________________________ Oriinge County __________________________ Topsham___________________________..._ Randolph ___________________________ Orleans County- _______________________ Derby Barton _ _________...granite and finished product Continued. Washington County _____________________ 121 Barre and Williamstown________________...______ Windham County ___. .________ Âą ________ Dummerston___ ____ ____________ Windsor County __._.____________________...granite and finished product___'.___ 164 Carroll County ___________ ______________ 164 Con way ______
Journal (issue)
MONTHLY CONTENTS FOR NOVEMBER, 1938 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY (Editorial Page) ................. THE MONTANA...Association ROCKS and MINERALS 322 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY sistance to our large number of collectors, we...readers undoubtedly know, is the world's greatest gold field. We are sure that this article will be as...may be very thin, probably even thinner than gold leaf, they nevertheless interrupt the homogenity of...of the agate just as much as a sheet of gold leaf would and consequently form a plane less resistant to
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the old open pit Sodium Sulphate mine in Imperial County near BertROCKS AND MINERALS ram siding on the...rather than from Mn. There were also slabs of limonite of bands of brown and ocher-yellow which looked...25 August 2017 No. IA—A mass of brown earthy limonite on a mass of smoky quartz. "The onegite was found...found on top of these masses of quartz and limonite."— on label. No. 2—Group of tiny white albite xls...other side of Cheshire there is a deserted trap quarry where I found rather nice natrolite, although in
Report (issue)
The Pahaquarry copper mine ia located in Varren County, New Jersey, 13 miles northeaat of Columbia, H...The Pahaquarry copper mine ia located in ftarren County, Mew Jersey, in the township of Pahaquarry. It...the Delaware Hirer* The main workings are in a quarry about 350 feet abore, and one-quarter mile eaat...Montgomery Gold Leaf Mining Company under the direction of Or* V* S. Keith, chief engineer. The quarry along...furnaces, and a double track tramway, eermeeting the quarry vith the mill ware all, built befbre it waa discovered
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quartz, selenite, coppers, zinc specimens, lead, gold ; whether macro, micro, fluorescent, crystalled...collecting area and start searching for the pot 'o gold. Here are some of the things that made me glad I...rock from the famous Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada. " This arsenic-pentoxide, cupric oxide...thinnest of gold leaf and held up to the sun or a strong light; the same effect a gold leaf sign painter...in the diabase-trap rock at the Dyer's Monocacy Quarry, near Monocacy, Pa. They stand alone or are associated
Report (issue)
.....................5 Mount Clarence historic quarry .....................................................................5 Albany Monumental Masons quarry .....................................................................................13 Phill’s quarry ....................................................................................17 American quarry ....................................................................................17 Fantasia quarry ..............................................
Catalog/List
key Hlll Mine, Tuohnne County, CaUfomla (r■-,u. .SV•t- tor cr11•t•J lJaed gold. ,,_ Darw '• ot #in•r•lo'I\I... Few of the minute crystals you see on mine or quarry dumps or even on cabinet specimens will be satisfactory...at the pristine source underground ar an fresh quarry faces and the like. Very aften though, such source...oxidized zones of copper, lead, zinc, silver and gold deposits permanently mounted in 1-inch square opaque...feldspar. 784 ADAMITE, Moha\'.1k Mine, San Bernardino County, r.alifornia. Group o f colorless to light green
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.......................................230 Massachusetts..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Report (issue)
This 34-ounce gold nugget was reportedly found at South Pass, Wyoming, during a past gold rush. The nugget...that reportedly contained as much as 630 ounces of gold (see Hausel, 1991). Photograph courtesy of the Natural...Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, California. INTRODUCTION Welcome to Wyoming...Wyoming! If you have come to our state to search for gold, diamonds, agates, or other precious metals or gemstones...in the state, when in fact several gemstone and gold discoveries have been made in Wyoming during the
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.......................................198 Massachusetts...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...to the California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced its own gold rush, largely unprofitable...unprofitable, although gold may still be panned in the regional streams. Most of the rest of the state...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
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.......................................198 Massachusetts...............................................rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...to the California gold rush of 1849, this portion of Alabama experienced its own gold rush, largely unprofitable...unprofitable, although gold may still be panned in the regional streams. Most of the rest of the state...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
localities. The state motto, Ora y Plata meaning “gold and silver,” and the state seal with its representation...mining origins. Montana’s production of copper, coal, gold, lead, manganese, phosphate, silver, talc, vermiculite...Stuart established Montana’s first mining camp at Gold Creek in 1860. Geologic Provinces The state can...Indian Queen mine ca. 1905 at Farlin, Beaverhead County. 208 ROCKS & MINERALS Downloaded by [University...mines at Butte in Silver Bow County and the Black Pine mine in Granite County have produced many fine crystal
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be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS...Madagascar e(2x23x3em Quartz, Mount Ida, Arkansas, USA ° 14x 15 x 10 cm Corundum, Mozambique * 17 x 11...bright metallic luster and opaqueness of metals. Gold and copper absorb and re-emit orange to red colors...typical crystal shape. Goethite, Tintic, Utah, USA * 16.5 x 3.5 x 2.5 om Drusy These minerals have
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
famous—amazonite, aquamarine, rhodochrosite, topaz, and native gold. The geology department in the museum has strengthened...large, crystallized specimens. The John F . Campion gold collection was one of the gifts that originated...world have such fine examples of crystallized leaf gold. R. C. Hills, the geology department's second...most noteworthy meteorite, the Johnstown (Weld County) achondrite, is on exhibit with an interpretation...alloys. Also on display is the Bear Creek, Jefferson County, Colorado, iron meteorite which weighed 500 pounds
Journal (issue)
,u /oll s.,,1..,,,1,,.,, 191/.a CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .............. ..................................271 THE GEOLOGY OF SPRING MOUNTAIN IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENN. By Rich1nond E. 1'1yers ..................another cabinet we discover a superb collection of gold ore specimens. Many of these are interesting, as...beauty ; and some for the in• trinsic richness of the gold they contain. Thousands of these mineral treasures...collectors has been drawn to the Mammoth area, Pinal County, in the sot1thern part of Arizona. ActualJy it
Report (issue)
sent to the State Mining Bureau to be assayed for gold, silver, lead, copper, tin, etc.; the Bureau does...Review, Chicago, Illinois. Economist, Boston, Massachusetts. Daily Report, San Francisco, California. Daily...Daily Grass Valley Union, Nevada County, California. Daily Evening Gazette, Reno, Nevada. 8. Sierra...Standard, Eureka, Humboldt County, 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 10. 11. 12. County Tribune, California. California...California. Inyo Independent, Inyo County, California. Arizona Gazette, Phoenix, Arizona Territory. Ventura
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
SUPERFICIAL ALTERAlTIONAND SECONDARY ENRICHMENT OF GOLD DEPOSITS' WILLIAM H. EMMONS I. INTRODUCTION AND...chloride in acid solutions. Nascent chlorine dissolves gold. Each of these compoundsreleases chlorine at high...418 parts of chlorine per million, considerable gold is dissolved in 14 days when manganese is present...solution and migration of gold more clearly than non-manganiferousores. Gold thus dissolved is quickly...ferroussulphate. It is, therefore, natural to suppose that gold in such solutions could not migrate far through
Journal (issue)
THE EUREKA TUNNEL , ST . PETER'S Dome , El Paso COUNTY , COLORADO , 163 BOLÉITE AND CUMENGÉITE , 166 NOTABLE...STUDENTS ' MINERALOGICAL CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA , 172 GOLD THAT IS TRANSPARENT , 175 EDITORIAL NOTES , 177...THE EUREKA TUNNEL , ST . PETER'S DOME , EL PASO COUNTY , COLORADO . By LAZARD Cahn . occurrence . A TRIP...Beautiful stalactites and various curious forms of limonite are found occasionally in the Copperopolis , as...considerable native gold , come from the Enterprise mine , Rico , Col. Native wire gold and wire silver together
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
collector is the occurrence of crystallized gold in quartz vugs. The gold occurs as delicate wires and distorted...quartz and as crys­ tals perched on crystallized gold. The most fabulous find to date has been a large...keen-eyed miners cut­ ting the station, discovered the limonite-coated brown scheelite crystals in the vug. They...07 August 2017 Figure 2: Petzite on crystallized gold; petzite crystal is 0.23 mm. The specimen is from...specimen and photo. Figure 5: A 5-mm leaf of crystallized gold on sphalerite and rhodochrosite. Small
Report (issue)
Wyoming 82071 (307) 766·2286 Front Cover - Wyoming gold. Gold buttons in the prospector's pan were recovered...recovered by Dean Farris from mine dump waste in the Gold Hill district. The actual diameter of the button in...in the lower left is approximately ',4 inch. (Gold photographed by Alan J. VerPloeg; drawing by Phyllis...MisceUaneous. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lost Cabin gold mine ., . _ . .. . .. . . . . . . _. . . . . ...••. Elk Mountain district ......... ... . •• .. Gold Hill district .. ........ .. •.•.••. . . . . .
Book
Department of Geological Sciences Duluth MN 55812-2496 USA grapp@d.umn.edu ISBN: 978-3-540-78593-4 e-ISBN:.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 7.2 Gold (Au) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 9.11 Gold and Silver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Eastern Desert . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 3.2 Slate quarry, eastern United States . . . . . . . . . . . ....quartzite, Boulder Lake Reservoir, St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Journal (issue)
Contents for July-August, 1950 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ................................................................. 363 WORLD'S LARGEST SANDSTONE QUARRY ............ ....................................--v,-- _ ......... ,., :,,..v CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY ---------------•••-••_,..............,..._,..,...for 1950 June 4 -· Strickland Quarry, Portland, Cooo. June 18 - Silox Quarry, No. Stonington, Conn. July...September 24 - Westfield, Mass. October 8 - Slocum Quarry. October 22 - To Be Announced. November 5 - To
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showing a gold-bearing region in the ca~~crn desert of 1~.1!ypl !Jagc J] Delivery of gold to temple and...13 lsi-, kneeling on the hicroulvphic "igll (0] gold !)((lil' /5 8. Bowl furnace {HIRC /6 9. Shan turn...copper, lead and till /Jagt J{) 12. Weighing of gold in the .shape 01 l'ill,1!\ J2 13. Mcltiuu of ructnl...<'1 fireplace fanned by dish hcllows page 32 33. Gold bcatcrv tools !)(/ge 33 34. Production of a Iihation...open-cast well as by underground mining (figure 3). Gold and copper were the first ones processed by the
Report (volume)
resources and potential undiscovered resources of gold, silver, copper, molybdenum, nickel, lead, zinc...since 1863, produced about 40,000 oz (1.2 million g) gold, most from outside the study area. The productive...the study area) yielded 180,000 oz (5.6 million g) gold, 778,000 lb (352,900 kg) tungsten trioxide, and...54 million t) of indicated and inferred silver, gold, lead, zinc, and copper resources in 13 vein deposits...to contain 175,000 tons (159,000 t) of iron- and gold-bearing material. The valleys of Emigrant and Sixmile
 
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