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Anhydrite from
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:City
Classification
Species:Anhydrite
Formula:CaSO4
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Prehnite8 photos of Anhydrite associated with Prehnite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Anhydrite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:467484
Long-form Identifier:1:3:467484:9
GUID (UUID V4):bbf4daec-fc05-40db-8c49-62437112b446
Localities for Anhydrite in this Region
Lane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Anhydrite
4.8km (3.0 miles) Lane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) Roncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
24.8km (15.4 miles) Tariffville pectolite locality, Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
24.9km (15.4 miles) State Route 189 road cut, Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
32.3km (20.1 miles) Talcott Mountain (King Phillip's Cave), Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
36.8km (22.9 miles) Diamond Ledge (West Stafford quartz locality; Stafford Springs quartz locality), Stafford, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
47.4km (29.4 miles) Tomasso Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
48.8km (30.4 miles) 2368-2384 Berlin Turnpike (Former Hartford Drive-In), Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
50.6km (31.4 miles) Journey Road quarry, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
50.8km (31.6 miles) Cheapside Quarry (East Deerfield Quarry; Trew Corp. Quarry), Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and/or magnesium. Pseudomorphs of datolite after anhydrite and glauberite are well known from several New...matrix for one or more of these species. In Massachusetts, datolite fills veins and open cavities in trap...as the Cheapside quarry at Deerfield, Franklin County, where it occurred with prehnite. Crystals from...century at the Lane quarries at Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; fine specimens were also found...al. 1980) and quarries at Prospect Park, Passaic County, are noted for datolite; datolite clusters and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Boston, Johanson and Savage from Leominster, Massachusetts, Verrow and the late Percy Leggett from Gorham...minerals may be found are the Cape Ann and Quincy, Massachusetts and in the Conway area in New Hampshire but...the many granite quarries in the Westford, Massachusetts area. I noticed a small vug having a green and...quarrying areas on Rollstone Hill in Fitchburg, Massachusetts were already abandoned and only a small section...was to the old limestone quarry in Bolton. Massachusetts. It was then worked for agricultural lime and
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
Report (volume)
LEXICON OF FRANKLIN, HAMPSHIRE, AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES MASSACHUSETTS BENJAMIN KENDALL EMEKSON WASHINGTON...inineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Mass. This lexicon was prepared to accompany...MINERALOGICAL LEXICON OF FRANKLIN, HAMPSHIRE, AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES, MASS. By B. K. EMERSON. INTRODUCTION...within the area of the three river counties in Massachusetts. Each citation from the original documents is...the eastern border of the area find in AVorcester County. TRIASSIC. The Suf/ar Loaf arko*e, or feldspathitf
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
48,(3), 233-234,1916. A brief description of anhydrite occurring in bluish-white tabular aggregates in...Quarry on the north line of Holyoke' and the third Westfield quarry, Old Hampshire Co., Mass., associatedwith...replaces anhydrite. The following paragenesiswas observed: A. Quarry No. l, Westfield. Anhydrite, caleite...caleite, datolite, solution of anhydrite, diabantite replacing anhydrite, calcite, chalcedony, calcite, change...Cheapsidequarry, Greenfield. Anhydrite, quartz, solution of anhydrite. C. Anhydrite, datolite and calcite,
Report (volume)
onshore and offshore early Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State...C.-S.C.) Deep River (N.C.) Durham (N.C.) Davie County (N.C.) Dan River and Danville (N.C.-Va.) Scottsburg...Maritime Maryland Massachusetts, Deerfield basin Massachusetts, Hartford basin Massachusetts, other Morocco
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Postcard view of the Waukon iron mine, Allamakee County, cia. 1912. John Taylor collection. ARTHUR E ...Iowa Geological Survey. Localities by County Allamakee County Lansing, Lansing lead mines = Captain...smithsonite, sphalerite (Hey1 and West 1982). Appanoose County Centerville gypsum mine; abandoned underground...1917-34; Mississippian-age Warsaw Formation: anhydrite, gypsum (alabaster, some crystals). Volume 77... Vernon, Van Buren Co. Coralville, Johnson Co. County Fairgrounds, Dubuque Co. Cresco, Howard Co. Decorah
Report (volume)
Properties Alteration Similar occurrences of anhydrite Lamellar cavities Summary of conclusions Abundance...cavities Minerals in cavities Original minerals Anhydrite Calcite Babingtonite vu 1 1 5 6 7 7 8 9 11 17...rectangular cavities of thick tabular habit, after anhydrite 88 6. Rectangular crystal cavities 88 7. Rectangular...cavities with rectangular dividing walls, after anhydrite 88 8. Pseudostalactitic forms of prehnite and...covering former scepter crystals of anhydrite 88 10. A, Anhydrite crystal; B, Rectangular cavities in
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...............................................district............................. Eastern Massachusetts............................................
Book
Eastbourne Waterworks Company, East Sussex County Council, Kent County Council and the Southern Water Authority...3fathoms = 9.1m 5S fathoms = 5.5m 10 fathoms = ——— County boundary Major watershed ——— T T 2 CHAPTER 1...Fairlight (Holli- day and Shephard-Thorn, 1974), Westfield, Little Maxfield and Icklesham. Palaeontological...collected by the Geological Survey and published as county water supply memoirs (Whitaker and Reid, 1899;...higher proportion of gypsum to anhydrite’ and that ‘the gypsum-anhydrite ratio varies also with the amount
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Dale, N. C. 1924. The box-vein of Lyomdale, Lewk County, New York. New York State Museum Bulletin 251:134-48...section of a 1.6cm graphite sphere from Sussex County, New Jersey, showing a radial texture and smooth...Saphorin, Switzerland. URANIUM MINERALS OF MAINE, USA, GRANITE PEG MATITES. K T King, P.O. Box 90888, Rochester...pegmatite-quarrygroup, Topsham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA. In Eastern mineralogy, Maine to Florida:...TWIN QUARTZ FROM MAMMOTH OPEN PIT, TIGER, ARIZONA, USA. c! T King, P.O. Box 90888, Rochester, NY 14609.
Book
fault-controlled, synsedimentary, folded basins, such as the Westfield basin. Cyclic sequences of mudstone, siltstone...sai1dstone and seatrock; thick coal locally (Westfield Basin) sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, marine...environment is indicated by occurrences of gypsum, some anhydrite, p�e�domo!"}?hs after halite, evidence of brecc1at1on...PASSAGE FORMATION SEQUENCE STANDARD PASSAGE IN WESTFIELD AREA FORMATION SEQUENCE ,-.-..-- Bogside Ironstone...-.-� Lower Dysart Coal M "M M metres 0 M Westfield Lower Lava \ ,-� ,. L L k Lethemwell Coal
Book
Eastbourne Waterworks Company, East Sussex County Council, Kent County Council and the Southern Water Authority...·- · - --- = = = OD 9. 1 m 5.5m 1 8. 3 m County boundary Maior watershed Agriculture is important...Fairlight ( Holli­ day and Shephard-Thorn, 1 9 74) , Westfield, Little Maxfield and Icklesham. Palaeontological...collected by the Geological Survey and published as county water supply memoirs (Whitaker and Reid, 1 899;...inliers, and includes fot1r seams of gypsum­ anhydrite separated by limestone and mudstone. In detail
Book
t-controlled, synsedimentary, folded basins, such as the Westfield basin. Cyclic seguences of mudstone, siltstone...y sandstone and seatrock; thick coal locally (Westfield Basin) sandstone,siltstone, mudstone, rnarine...is indicated by occurrences of gypswn, so1ne anhydrite, p �eudo1norphs after halite, evidence of brecc1atton...PASSAGE FORMATION SEQUENCE STANDARD PASSAGE IN WESTFIELD AREA FORMATION SEQUENCE ,----,-Bogside Ironstone...ecary --Li mestone 14 GEOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION WESTFIELD M •l 1�•,:__-=:.J _ FRANCES and SEAFlELD ___
Report (volume)
.......................................... Massachusetts...............:...............................mineralogical lexicon of Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, Mass.: U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 126,...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.;
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
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
Journal (issue)
Overview Bill Shelton 19 Highland Avenue Westfield, Massachusetts 01825 As I was watching a dendrite of...Calcite Geodes from the Glen Rose Formation of Comal County, Texas William L. Rader 821 0 Bent Tree Road, #219...the north side of Canyon Lake in northern Coma! County, Texas. The geodes are found in rock that has been...Limestone in the vicinity of Canyon Lake or in Comal County. However, Cooper (1964) and Abbott (1966) mention...Rose Section in the Canyon Reservoir Area, Comal County, Texas: Univ. Texas M.A. thesis (unpublished),
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
with scapolite. I t also occurs in the gypsum-anhydrite-albite-scapoliteleuchtenbergite-rocks at the contact... C.). Datolite from North Plainfield, Somerset County, New Jersey. Amer. Journ. Sci., 1915, ser. 4,vol...localities: the datolite locality near Westfield, Massachusetts. Amer. Min., 1919, vo]. 4, pp. 5-6. [M...intrusive Triassic diabase at Goose Creek, Loudoun County, Virginia. Proc. U.S. Nat. iKnsetun, 1924, vol
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Caldwell Stone Company quarry, Danville, Boyle County. Terry Huizing specimen and photo. K entucky...Commonwealth is Black Mountain in the Appalachians (Harlan County) at 4,139 feet. The lowest point is the floor of...of the Reed quarry near Grand Rivers (Livingston County) in western Kentucky, at 100 feet below sea level...small, nondiamondiferous kimberlite in Elliott County in eastern Kentucky and alnöite intrusions in Crittenden...Greb, Kentucky Geological Survey. in Crittenden County has one major shaft called the “Rock shaft.” The
Report (volume)
of the northern Hartford basin and vicinity, Massachusetts 23S By Jeffrey D. Phillips Buried structures...Palisades sill near the Ramapo fault in Rockland County, New York, as an intrusion of fine-grained diabase...geophysical study of the northern Hartford basin, Massachusetts, and (6) a comparison of new aeromagnetic imagery...and northern Hartford basins and vicinity, Massachusetts, are presented as gray-tone images by Phillips...Portland Formation-s/sic3 , s/c, s/si, s/sic&"' em Hampden Basalt and Granby Basaltic Tuff-b 8 East Berlin
Journal (issue)
grounds in the vicinity of Lockport. In Monroe County, the Pike and Nellis quarries and rock exposures...and west across the north central part of Monroe County in a layer approximately 170 feet thick. Anala...scattered by the g lacier over parts of Monroe County and elsewhere are easily recognized by their color...Rochester rank very high. Choice cabinet specimens of anhydrite, selenite, calcite, celestite, dolomite. fluorite...Road quarry is characterized by the choicest anhydrite. local variations within :t quarry itself may
Book (edition)
barite celestite C.A 2 .Ai.Ai'.P.P'.P' anglesite anhydrite olivine topaz rhombic prisms + pinacoids hemimorphitt...a mineral was discovered (benitoite, San Benito County, California), or dedicated to a scholar (dolomite...from the Keweenaw measuring Peninsula (Lake USA) where masses weighing up to 400 metric tons and...Arizona (USA) and in the manganese skarns of Langban (Sweden) and Franklin, New Jersey (USA). Dendrites...Redbeds, Colorado (USA). The largest blocks are from Aspen, Colorado balt, (USA), where one weighing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
August 2017 Last fail a group of Elkhart (Ind.) County residents, because of their common interest in...collection, knowledge and identifica- month at the County Center, White Plains, tion of rocks, minerals and...much rarer pink beryl, usually in small pieces. Westfield, Mass. Atwater Quarry Actinolite, epidbte xls...by Louis F. Stirling), pectolite and casts of anhydrite and glauberite in thaumasite and prehnite. At...Publicity & Public Relations Chm. 532 Edgar Road Westfield, N. J. Newark Lapidary Society The Newark Lapidary
Book
(in part); halite (rock salt) with gypsum and anhydrite; manganese sinter, iron oolites 11 chemical-organic...Calcite is deposited first, followed by gypsum, anhydrite, halite, and potash salts. Because of changing...also in the cavities of certain basaltic lavas. USA - copper mines of Keeweenaw Peninsula, Michigan,...Saxony. CZECHOSLOVAKIA - Jachymov (Joachimstal). USA - crystals ( ! !), branching masses ( ! !) in copper...laid the foundations for the economic wealth of the USA. The Victorian gold rush of 1851-52 trebled the population
 
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