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Prehnite from
Middleton, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Prehnite
Formula:Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Prehnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Middleton, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:539058
Long-form Identifier:1:3:539058:8
GUID (UUID V4):be0bad14-e9b9-4eed-9e86-58383e25318a
Nearest other occurrences of Prehnite
13.4km (8.3 miles) ā“˜Interstate 93/Interstate 95 (State Route 128) road cuts, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
14.6km (9.0 miles) ā“˜Aggregate Industries Quarry (Lynn Sand and Stone Co. Quarry; Bardon Trimount Quarry; Hume Quarry), Swampscott, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
16.6km (10.3 miles) ā“˜Blueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ā“˜Mill Street locality, Burlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
20.5km (12.8 miles) ā“˜Brox Quarry, Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
24.5km (15.2 miles) ā“˜Granite Street Quarry (Milk Row Quarry), Somerville, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
26.8km (16.6 miles) ā“˜PJ Keating Quarry (Dracut Quarry; Condon Quarry; Essex Bituminous), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.7km (17.2 miles) ā“˜Pulpit Rock area, Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
29.3km (18.2 miles) ā“˜Warren Street Quarry (Beatty's Ledge), Allston-Brighton, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
29.6km (18.4 miles) ā“˜Pelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
later CO2-poor fluids precipitated Ca-zeolites, prehnite and pumpellyite. Vesicular parts of flows typically...Ca-zeolites, prehnite, pumpellyite and rare epidote suggests uppermost zeolite facies to lowermost prehniteā€“pumpellyite...white mica, and titanite with less common calcite, prehnite and pumpellyite. Augite phenocrysts Table 1 Representative...pumpellyite. Other vugs consist of laumontite, prehnite and quartz with minor calcite, chlorite-smectite...heulandite, ferrierite, chloritesmectite, pumpellyite, prehnite, epidote, illite-smectite, albite, white mica
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the first time, he saw fine specimens of green prehnite with associated apophyllite, calcite, and quartz...Figure 3: Robert W. Jones Figure 4: Robert G . Middleton Figure 5: Carl A . Francis Figure 6: Joel A ....Museum of Natural History, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. He is currently collections...started at the age of seven in Springfield, Massachusetts, when he received a small collecĀ­ tion of minerals...and shows throughout the country. ROBERT G. MIDDLETON Bob's interest in minerals began when he was twelve
Report (volume)
Geology of Selected Quadrangles In Massachusetts GEOLOGICAL SURVEY This volume was printed as separate...quadrangle, Worcester and Franklin Counties, Massachusetts, by Donald F. Eschman. (D) Geology of the Taunton...quadrangle, Bristol and Plymouth Counties, Massachusetts, by Joseph H. Hartshorn. o ; Bedrock Geology...Vicinity Massachusetts > w By PRIESTLEY TOULMIN 3d GEOLOGY OF SELECTED QUADRANGLES IN MASSACHUSETTS ~s -GEOLOGICAL...1163-A Prepared in cooperation with the i Massachusetts Department of Public Works Ā« UNITED STATES
Book
of some of the principal localities in the same county, was given by Messrs . Greg and Lettsom in their...locality by some independent authority, such as maps, county directories, local guide books, &c. The geological...DERBYSHIRE DEVONSHIRE 55 56 DORSETSHIRE DURHAM 60 ESSEX 61 61 62 62 62 63 60 GLOUCESTERSHIRE HAMPSHIRE...LONDONDERRY LONGFORD LOUTH MAYO MEATH MONAGHAN . QUEEN'S COUNTY . . . SLIGO TIPPERARY TYRONE . WATERFORD...possible, the various mineral- localities in the same county around their respective post-towns. A few cases
Journal (issue)
M. Perkins, B. Chenhall, f. Pemberton and R. Middleton ........................... 71 Other Items: Notes...of interesting mineral discoveries in the western USA. FRANCIS COLLECTION WEB SITES The Mineralogical...epidote is suggested to have formed during early prehnite-pumpellyite facies metamorphism but was partly...were probably iniĀ­ tially metamorphosed to the prehnite-pumpellyite fades and later to the greenschist...quartz, chlorite, clinozoisite and actinolite. Prehnite-and pumpellyite-bearĀ­ ing rocks occur within 1
Journal (issue)
index. This is organised hierarchically by country, county or state, then site name. To avoid the confusion...century boundary changes in the British Isles, the county boundaries defined by the Local Governmant Act...referred to as Glamorgan. The new counties and county boroughs brought in by the Lieutenancies Act of...Moonen bay, Isle of Skye, Scotland 16:21-27 __& MIDDLETON, D. (1996) Alpine-type vein minerals from Tanygrisiau...D.I., McCALLUM, D. & WOOD, M. Middleton, D. see GREEN, D.I. & MIDDLETON, D. MORETON, S. (1993) The Gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
accessory pargasite, diopside, epidote, allanite, prehnite, andesine, titanite, zircon, and calcite. Geochemical...Canada [27], Australia [1], New Zealand [28ā€“30], USA [1], and South Korea [31]. Nephrite can be divided...[40]. The Yinggelike nephrite deposit (Ruoqiang County) is famous for producing the highly valued yellow-hue...[45ā€“49]. The Yinggelike nephrite deposit (Ruoqiang County) is located geologically inside the Central The...The Yinggelike nephrite deposit (Ruoqiang County) is located geologically inside the Central Altyn Altyn
Catalog/List
Copper - County Bridge Quarry, Lizard, Cornwall. V.Holyer 1976. [SW 722 220]. SW.Q4 Serpentine - County Bridge...Admiralty Flats on the Second Sun Vein. Tom Wolfe USA label. NY.2A19 Baryte after witherite - Nentsberry...Quarry, Teesdale, Co.Durham. [NY 873 282]. Now Middleton Quarry - late 1990s. NY.2E6 Zeolites (?) Force...Co.Durham. T.Bridges. 1988 [NY 873 282]. Now Middleton Quarry - late 1990s. NY.2G15 Anglesite - Pike...Cyanotrichite and malachite - Lune Head Mine, Lunedale, Middleton in Teesdale, Co. Durham. S.Bridges 1984. [NY 845
Report (issue)
Correlation ............ 449 Adamellite near Middleton Pond . . . 450 Correlation ............ 453...Correlation 0 ..... 0 ... . . 480 Trachyte south of Middleton center 0 0 . 482 Age of the "alkalic" intrusive... Modal analysis of rock from adame11ite near Middleton Pond ............... 0 . 454 27. Modal analyses...section sketch of specimen from the adamellite near Middleton Pond .......... 452 21 c Sketch of minor fold...the Andover Granite and surrounding rocks, Massachusetts by Robert Oliver Castle Doctor of Philosophy
Report (chapter)
reflectance establish metamorphic grade as a zeolite to prehnite-pumpellyite facies. The Southern Uplands of Scotland...'X'X'>.'b,. ā€¢,'.'.-..............:.:.:.. ,'~, Prehnite ~ ~ ~ Ā° ....... "-- --,., 7. ~.'.;~ -"-..."':':':->:-X'X'X" ā€¢.::................ ā€¢ ,o Prehnite + Pumpellyite Prehnite + pumpellyite Ć· t homsonlte ".,."~...disorganised, suggesting emplacement by debris flows (Middleton & H a m p t o n 1973), although local lamination...by mixtures of chlorite (Fig. 6a), carbonate, prehnite and green pumpellyite (Fig. 6b). Phenocrysts of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
between the towns of Lowell (Orleans County) and Eden (Lamoille County). Eden received its name in 1781 when...England Mining and Milling Company of Fall River, Massachusetts, discovered slip-fiber asbestos in ledges on...owned the property alongside, come up from Massachusetts to start mininā€™ asbestos from their land. They...Kenneth Carlsen from the Lowell quarry, Orleans County, Lowell, Vermont. Kevin Downey photo. Blackwall...quarry the rodingite mineral assemblage includes prehnite and calcite. On the floor of the quarry are two
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
purchases T h e Rock and MinĀ­ eral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless H i l l s , were guests of the Bucks...and Mineral Club, Sayre, joined with the Tompkins County Gem and Mineral Society, Ithaca, N . Y . , in a...varisite, in white fibrous needles from Cumberland County, a first find of this mineral in Pennsylvania T...T h e Mittl Appalachia Rock Club, Middleton Depot, collected trilobites which were shared with the Carnegie...was devoted to prehnite T h e Gem, Lapidary and MinĀ­ eral Society of Prince George's County are making a
Journal (issue)
Perkins, M., Chenhall, B., Pemberton, J., and Middleton, R. 2(2):71-75 Mineral names applied to synthetic...Kwak, T. 2(2):51-54 Lawrence, L.J. 2(1):25-27 Middleton, R. 2(2):71-75 Nickel, E. 1(2):25-26; 1(2):27...Humbolt County 2(2):78W Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka County 2(2):78W Meikle Mine, Eureka County 2(2):78W...2(2):78W Silver Coin Mine, Humbolt County 2(2):78W Snowstorm Mine, Battle Mountain 2(2):78W Twin Trees Mine,... Valmy, Humbolt County 2(2):78W Mt Cobalt, Queensland 1(2):19 Mt Oxide, Queensland 2(1):5 Red Dome Gold
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
236 SNORT COMMUNICATIONS containing prehnite are massive, unweathered, and not veined b y later material...show t h a t at water pressures up to 5000 bars prehnite is not stable above 450 ~ C, so t h a t a magmatic...considering the origin of the prehnite. The compositions of biotite and prehnite are too dissimilar for one...of this occurrence is t h a t the biotite and prehnite formed simultaneously from the surrounding hornblende...the geochemical study of granite massifs. G. V. Middleton: Statistical inference in geochemistry. The paper
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
in the Berts Quarry, Plainfield, Mass. Robert Middleton, Earth Science Museum AdĀ­ ministration, American...on silversmithing Member Bob Culver of the Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club, Marion, found a "fair sized"...were found at the Wheatley mine (Penna.) Robert Middleton, American Museum of NatĀ­ ural History, gave a...and now Superintendent of all muĀ­ seums in Nassau County, spoke with the Long Island Mineral and Geology...drawings of three types of feldĀ­ spar crystals. MASSACHUSETTS The Worcester Mineral Club has obĀ­ tained club
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
found. ā€” T h e Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless H i l l s , visited the American CopĀ­...the Bible. ā€” T h e Mittl Appalachia Rock Club, Middleton Depot, went to the Silver Mine K n o b i n Hares...N D MINERALS ALABAMA MARYLAND T h e Calhoun County Rock and MinĀ­ eral Club, Jacksonville presented...Lapidary and Mineral Society of Prince Georges County, Md., Hyattsville, found a lot of very excellent...the identification of minerals. ā€” T h e Bergen County Mineralogy and PaleonĀ­ tology Society went to the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Whin Sill, Ord and Maddison's Quarry, Middleton in Teesdale. The stippled area represents a thin...be collected in Ord and Maddison's Quarry at Middleton in Teesdale (Locality 2), and in the road metal...cm. of the joint) Ord and Maddison's Quarry, Middleton in Teesdale. Anal. W. H. Herdsman. B. Average...diabantite from a diabase sill at Westfield, Massachusetts, analysed by Shannon [1920, p. 399], there is...noteworthy that the diabantite from Westfield, Massachusetts, has a very similar manner of occurrence to
Book (volume)
XII. Roman Camp at Comerie J" XIII. Saxon Camp in Essex 1 XIV. Norman XV. Fortification at Clare in Suffolk...forYorkshire, -,vith which it ii ; CHESHIRE, OR THE COUNTY PALATINE OF CHESTER, Is bounded on the n. by...distinct government. The hills and rocks of this county are high and barren, but oval, having side. From...navigation. The prominent natural productions of the county are fossil salt/and cheese. Its manufactures, cotton...old Caselegant entrance to the Castle and to the county jail, &c. The whole is in the pure Grecian style
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...DELANEY, Madison Co. Quartz, (clear crystals) GARLAND COUNTY Quartz Crystals HOT SPRINGS, Garland Co. Malachite...Malachite HOT SPRINGS DISTRICT Quartz Xls LAWRENCE COUNTY Pearls LITTLE ROCK Quartz Crystals MAGNET COVE,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Aberdeenshire, tacharanite, scawtite, xonotlite, prehnite, 82o Biotite, Andhra Pradesh, India, opt., 8o7;...Island, India, gyrolite, okenite, laumonrite, prehnite, 658 Boron-melilite, formation by topotactic dehydration...Aberdeenshire, hornblende-schist, laumontite, prehnite, kaolinite, 6o8 Brackebuschite, Argentina, anal...brushite, syngenite, uricite, 889 Dirty Rake, Stony Middleton, Derbyshire, fluorite, 4oi DIXON (P. D.), see...of the term 'agpaitic', 729 Eganville, Renfrew County, Ontario, zircon, 587 Elasticity in minerals, anisotropy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cerussite and fluorite, Blanchard mine, Socorro County, New Mexico. Peter J. Modreski photo. MarchlApril:...chalcopyrite, and quartz, Sweet Home mine, Alma, Park County, Colorado. Martin Zinn specimen, Jeffrey Scovil...NovemberDecember: Silver, Bulldog mine, Mineral County, Colorado. F. John Barlow specimen, Malcomb Hjerstedt...Catherine No. 1 Mine, Casper Mountain, Natrona County, Wyoming, N. Tilander, M. I. Jacobson, 3 3 9 4...Mining, 267-74 Carlton Quarry, Chester, Windsor County, Vermont, R. Clements, D. Robinson, 23 1-35 Carnegie
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
occurrence may be most famous for its grossular, prehnite, and pectolite crystals, a large number o f minerals...molybdenite, muscovite, pectolite, phlogopite, prehnite, pyrite, pyroaurite, pyrrhotite, quartz, schorl...for its composition. It v/as found at the Trinity County magadiite deposit in 1969. It is white or stained..."Silhydrite, 3 S i 0 . H 0 , a new Mineral from Trinity County, California," American Mineralogist, 1972, Vol...samples from an unnamed pegmatite feldspar mine in Middleton. Two of the specimens were described in WNMO,
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
were found at the Weisman Mine in Spruce Pine. MASSACHUSETTS T h e Boston Mineral Club heard T e d Agos...T h e North Shore Rock and Mineral Club of Massachusetts, Inc., South Lynnfield, went in for 'hard rock...proĀ­ gram on " G o l d " . PENNSYLVANIA The Bucks County Earth Science SoĀ­ ciety, Feasterville, visited...the Museum. T h e Mittl Appalachia Rock Club, Middleton Depot, gave a "Rock Show" for the Boy Scouts of...tions" for the Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless H i l l s D r . Arthur Montgomery reminisced
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
quartz (Qz) 2) epidote and ļ¬‚uorite (Fl) and 3) prehnite, K-feldspar (Kfs), chlorite (Chl) and calcite...ļ¬lling showing prehnite partially replaced by laumontite. (d) Partly dissolved prehnite with Mg-rich chlorite...epidote, quartz, pyrite, hematite, adularia and prehnite are each found in about 5ā€“15% of the fractures...fracture-controlled greisen alteration is common. The subsequent prehnite-dominated paragenesis (Generation 3b), is often...(Fig. 2b). Partial dissolution of epidote and prehnite and replacement by younger minerals e.g. laumontite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Building A Firm "Foundation" MAINE T h e Lincoln County Gem and Mineral Society, Litchfield, have a new...white variscite at Wagoner's Gap in Cumberland County. A l l e n H e y l points out the possibility of...Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless H i l l s , and the Bucks County Earth Science Society made...Pennsylvania Rock and MinĀ­ eral Club. Harrisburg, to Adams County for rhyolite for cutting material. They also went..."rock" books. ā€” T h e Mittl Appalachia Rock Club. Middleton Depot are putting on a show of specimens belonging
 
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