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Opal from
Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Town
Classification
Species:Opal
Formula:SiO2 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Opal data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:994932
Long-form Identifier:1:3:994932:4
GUID (UUID V4):bb5d52cd-bd8a-45ae-a45b-d5f9ca41506d
Localities for Opal in this Region
Route 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Opal
2.5km (1.5 miles) Route 13 area, Lunenburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) South Street construction site, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
7.1km (4.4 miles) Rollstone Hill Quarries, Fitchburg, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) Jungle Road area, Leominster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
21.7km (13.5 miles) Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
24.7km (15.3 miles) Route 62 locality (Potash Hill), Hudson, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
27.4km (17.0 miles) Route 101A construction site, Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
30.8km (19.2 miles) Wilton Crushed Stone Quarry, Wilton, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
32.9km (20.4 miles) Marlborough Junction locality, Marlborough, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
35.5km (22.1 miles) PJ Keating Quarry (Dracut Quarry; Condon Quarry; Essex Bituminous), Dracut, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and hematite) are the main ore minerals. Calcite, opal, barite, and lesser amounts of fluorite, quartz...recorded 0.10 to 3.4 ppm Mn in hot-spring waters in the USA responsible for the deposition of Mn oxides; these...(1992) described the New Ross district in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada. In Argentina, Brackebusch...according to the predominance of gangue minerals: opal is the most common mineral in the northern sector...some centimeters in length. Different colors of opal can be found as thin films overgrowing other minerals
Report (volume)
south of the Potomac and forming what is now the county of Alexandria, Va., as a portion of the District...village in Carroll County. Aaron; creek, small right-hand branch of Dan River in Halifax County. Abbie; post...in Carroll County. Abbott; post village in Craig County. Abbs; valley in Tazewell County. Abbyville;...Mecklenburg County. Abell; post village in Charlotte County. Abercorn; post village in Amelia County. Abert;...Bedford County on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Abilene; post village in Charlotte County. Abingdon;
Report (Issue volume)
of the southwestern peninsula of West· morland County. The peninsula juts out into Chignecto Bay and...the southern part of the 29 74279-3 island. Semi-opal, heulandite, laumontite and stilbite have been reported...12. Yarmouth 2. Orwell Point 13. Shelburne 14. Lunenburg 15. New Ross 16. Musquodoboit-Moose River 17....noted); agate; cat's eye chalcedony (rare); wax-yellow opal nodules (rare); cacholong; jasper, green apatite...81, No. 4, 1960, pp. 87-90. 14. LUNENBURG AREA (21 A/8 W Lunenburg) Indian Path. Mine Scheelite occurs
Report (issue)
.......................11 The Ledge (Charlotte County Granite) quarry.................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349 67. Lunenburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...Junction, Oak Bay Road to The Ledge (Charlotte County Granite) quarry (p. 12). km 6.7 Junction, road...schist Nova Scotia gold mines Argillite, slate Lunenburg Bay area ------------------------------------...of the St. Stephen area (NTS 21 G/03), Charlotte County, New Brunswick (NBDNR, 1:50 000) 143 St. Stephen
Report (issue)
C. A. Michael. COLD NUGGET FROM SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY: Longest dimension approximately 13 cm., photograph...updated “check list” just alluded to, (2) a county-by-county listing of the minerals, and (3) resumes of...(Chalcedony) (Agate) (Prase) ' (Onyx) (Jasper) (Opal) Tridymitc Qf-Christobalitc Phcnakirc Olivine Fayalite...(Haydcnitc) 9 Virginia Mineral Localities by County This list is included for possible aid in planning...listed only* if localities arc given for them. The county lists do not include com­ mon rock-making materials
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)
the ore minerals. The gangue consists of calcite, opal, and lesser amounts of barite, fluorite, and clay...areas according to the non-ore mineral predominance: opal is most common mineral in the northern sector, whereas...secondary minerals. Secondary minerals are mainly opal, quartz, and adularia, whereas Downloaded by [New...in veinlets. They typically are associated with opal in the matrix, whereas in the massive veins they...smaller amounts of opal, but in the northern veins of this manganese system, opal is the commonest species
Book (edition)
describes sites under of the nearest town and county. and the many maps included book contain such...microscope. is — — A few gem materials notably, opal and obsidian are amorphous, lacking crystal structure...with light such as creates the unique beauty of opal or labradorite, the starry splendor of star sapphire...heavier liquids are As gems lie in the range between opal (sp. gr. 2.1) and zircon (sp. gr. 4.7), quick and...experimentally. diamond is now manufactured. Even Opal, however, has resisted manufacture it. It is still
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 (issue)
............................................ 7 County .................................................collection, latitude and longitude of the site location, county, and the name of the 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle...latitude and longitude of the site location, the county, and 7.5-minute topographic quadrangle containing...Utilities Department Danville, VA 24541 Fairfax County, Department of Environmental Management 4050 Legato...Legato Road Fairfax, VA 22033 Fairfax County Water Authority P. O. Box 1500 Merrifield, VA22116 Federal
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;
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
minerals in these deposits are commonly associated with opal CT and quartz gangue, which also fills the stockwork...aggregates, which mimic eutaxitic structure (Fig. 4b); opal-CT and quartz are the main gangue minerals; 2) in...within the Anglona andesites. Mn oxihydroxides and opal fill the fracture. R. Sinisi et al. / Ore Geology...percent; nd = not detected. feldspars, baryte and opal-CT. Baryte was detected only by SEM–EDS observation...crystallized in cavities within the massive pyrolusite. Opal-CT was observed both in outcrop and in thin sections
Book (volume)
El Paso, Texas. Information on the Virgin Valley opal deposits was given by G. Keith Hodson of Scottsdale...Kobuk jade locality. Descriptions of San Diego County, California, gemstones and the mines in which they...the generous assistance of many residents of that county. My special thanks are extended to Elbert H. McMacken...Diamond, Corundum (Ruby and Sapphire), Beryl, Topaz, Opal. IMPORTANT GEMSTONES The Feldspar Group, Spodumene...Ramona Topaz crystal . View of Virgin Valley . An opal digging XI List of Illustrations . . . . . .
Journal (issue)
pits, whilst another member, from Australia, is an Opal miner. Also we have associate members from Hampshire...Durham, Nova Scotia USA>. Members' interests span the spectrum of minerals...Eric Snelling LAPIDARY FOR SALE: MACHINES ROUGH OPAL Etc. Conbination -Unit with integral motor. Combination...Speed Tumbler Small Tumbler Quantities of Rough Opal (various Australian) Quantity of stones on dops...such as gold around Sherbooke and tin in Yarmouth County. The sea flooded low areas and as the supercontinents
Report (issue)
llage ofActinolite in Elzevir Township, Hastings County . 31 F /1 5 Chemi cal analysis of a light greenish...actino l ite from Westmeath Township , Renfrew County: Si0 2 56 . 70 , Al 0 3 1. 62 , Fe o 3 . 06 , FeO...Township of St . Francis (Beauceville ) , Beauce County : Si0 52 . 30 , Al 2 o 1 . 30 , FeO 6 . 75, 2 3...syenites near Montreal in H oche laga County, and Beloeil in Rouville County (G. C . Hoffmann, 1 888 - 9 : Geol...Ame ri ca property, Oka district, Two Mou nt ains County, akermanite is a major cons titue nt of the si
Report (issue)
compilation was provided by Ernest F. Berringer, Robin Worcester, Jon C. Campbell, Laura Downey, Linda S. Davis...locality, or civil division (city, village, or county) named for a physical feature is always listed...information is usually self-explanatory, for example: county seat. Feature Class (second column) The terms listed...their definitions. County (third column) This column lists the name of the county in which the entity...place, feature, or area lies in more than one county, the county listed is the one in which the center of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Ontario McDonald Mine, Monteagle Township, Hastings County' Ontario Mining Corporation Claim, Butt Township...Ontario Lyndock Township; Renfrew County, Ontario Sefiernville, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia q J 8 9 11 13...Maine Seneca Falls, New York Unknown Alexander CountY, North Carolina Unknown Unknown Unknown White Mountains...Branchville, Connecticut New Kingston, PennsYlvania CountY, New York Herkimer Hot Springs, Arkansas St. Gothard...11 12 15 Iredell County, North Carolina Jefierson County, Montana Delaware County, Pennsylvania Mahatsarakaly
Report (issue)
APPENDIX B. SYNONYM STA TABLE NAME Page State/County Values ............................ B-STA-1 APPENDIX...criteria are defined as follows: SSSCCC - State & County Codes State - State boundaries N/S - N or S (North...Month - Current month or before Range - Valid for county limits Table - Edit from Value Table Req. - Required... Silicification increase in amount of quartz or opal in country rock, commonly closely associated with...Description #STAte code (NATION - FMAS users only) #COUnty code (PROVINCE - FMAS users only) *SEQuence number
Report (chapter)
proposed that diagenetic alteration of biogenic opal-A to opal-CT causes a dramatic reduction in porosity...MOUNTJOY, J.J., CRUTCHLEY, G.J., HENRYS, S., LUNENBURG, R. & HUHN, K. 2018. Seismic and lithofacies characterization
Report (volume)
Geographic Monthly, vol. 1, vol. 2, nos, 1-6. Worcester, Mass. Idaho, Bureau of Mines and Geology: Bulletin...West Virginia Geological Survey: (County Reports) Randolph County. Morgantown, W.Va. Wisconsin Academy... 1930. 10. (and Arick, M. B.). Geology of Bell County, Texas: Texas, Univ., Bull., no. 3016, 92 pp.,...Geology and mineral resources of eastern Cassia County, Idaho: Idaho Bur. Geology and Mines, Bull. no...figs., December 1932. Anderson, Charles Alfred. 54. Opal stalactites from a lava tube in northern California
Report (volume)
Geological Survey, vol. 5 (A.) ; Map (coal, etc.) ; County reports Marion-Monongalia-Taylor counties; Cabell-Wayne-Lincolu...postglacial Mollusca; I, Emmet County, Michigan; II, Waukesha County, Wisconsin: Nautilus, vol. 27, pp...gen. and n. sp. from the Wilcox group in Fayette County, Tennessee. 73. Contributions to the Mesozoic...Coal at Horseshoe Bend and Jerusalem Valley, Boise County, Idaho: TJ. S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 531, pp. 245-251...92. Lignite in the Goose Creek district, Cassia County, Idaho; U. S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 531, pp. 252-262
Report (volume)
Frederick James. 20. Middle River gold field, Victoria County, Nova Scotia: Canada, Geol. Survey, Summary Kept...Genesis of the mica pegmatite deposits of Latah County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 41-58...) Composition' of the Idaho batholith in Boise County, Idaho: Am. Jour. Sci., 5th ser., vol. 27, no....Silver mineralization in the Banner district, Boise County, Idaho: Econ. Geology, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 371-387...Walter. 97. Is there tillite in the Triassic of Massachusetts? (abstract) : Geol. Soc. America, P>ull., vol
Book (edition)
III. l. AND SILICATES. SILICA. 253 Quartz Opal 259 2. SILICATES. General Remarks.- 262 1. ...alluded to, and one example of these is the mineral opal, in which even the microscope detects no evidence...sometimes in minute portions supposed not to be opal. But if we exclude coals and resins this mineral...hexagonal in tridymite; and uncrystallizable in opal (G. Titanium dioxide has an orthorhombic form (G...as in some common talline. same signification. opal. Under this section occur also globular, botryoidal
Book
'ubvarietits. l\f ichae 1ite corn mou Heliotrope. Opal. ha~nltic fi brous Diallage. metalloiùal Talc...Province, cro in.,. the Counties of Sydney, Halifax, Lunenburg, Queen· , and Shelburne, it will cover and run...nlternating in the valleys. The granite of the County of Halifax, contains a smaller quantity of mica...exhibited here. ln the neighbom·hood of the Town of Lunenburg, and at La Have River, the beds of clay, pcbbles...sea, in the rocks a few miles from the Town of Lunenburg. Cavities have been worn out, calle cl the " Ovens
Report (volume)
Bulletins, nos. 10-12. Hartford, Conn. Delaware County Institute of Science: Proceedings, vol. 3, nos...Wm. C. 7. Pleistocene phenomena of central Massachusetts. Abstract: Science, new ser., vol. 27, pp. 694-695...Development Company's Survey. Charleston, Kanawha County, W. Va., 1907. 28 pp., 4 pis. Gives information...oil-bearing Tertiary formations of Santa Barbara County, California. Smithsonian Misc. Coll., vol. 50 (Quart...1908. 27. The Miner ranch oil field, Contra Costa County, California. U. S. Geol. Survey, Bull. 340, pp
 
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