 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A CATALOGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS GEMSTONES HA,MPDEN 'COUNTY (PART FOUR) By RALPH GOSSE P.O. Box 5351, Albany...will be amended in a later issue. NOTE: (ESSEX COUNTY, was erroneously listed as part three in caption...Catalogue of Massachusetts Gemstones." Readers please note the correct County to be BERKSHIRE COUNTY.) AGATE...outcrops of basalt. Hampden County The chief occurrence of agate in Massachusetts is a number of ancient...Nodules and rounded masses eroded from basalt. in Hampden and Hampshire Counties Westfield, Lane Company |  | | 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...1987 Route 128 and Route 3, where traffic from the west and south of Boston meets and passes at the rate...is some of the most valuable real estate in Massachusetts. Calculating it another way, [Peter Gleba] said...from Roxbury south to Brockton and from Braintree west to Needham and Wellesley. BRAINTREE - By most accounts |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Boston, Johanson and Savage from Leominster, Massachusetts, Verrow and the late Percy Leggett from Gorham...recovered in recent years. The Palm and Koleh Granite Quarry in Amherst, New Hamphire is located about one mile...Granite quarry areas where many other minerals may be found are the Cape Ann and Quincy, Massachusetts and...there may be others. Yet in almost any granite quarry there might be rare micro crystals, the problem...the many granite quarries in the Westford, Massachusetts area. I noticed a small vug having a green and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Consequently, most collectors are familiar with prehnite, typically as pale green botryoidal or reniform...Virginia. Recently, however, extraordinarily fine prehnite specimens have appeared on the collector market...for its most famous locality, Tsumeb. One such prehnite specimen has been nominated for this issue’s Connoisseur’s...Connoisseur’s Choice (see fig.). Prehnite is best known in shades of green that vary from pale to very...it exhibits a vitreous-to-weak pearly luster. Prehnite has cleavages on [ 001 ) and { 110) that are good |  | | Report (issue) | | Prehnite Ca2Al2 Si3 O10 (OH)2 ° c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, ver sion 1.2 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...GraubÄunden, and St. Gotthard, Ticino, Switzerland. In the USA, from Paterson, Passaic Co., and Bergen Hill, Hudson...Jersey; in the Fairfax quarry, Centreville, Fairfax Co., Virginia; in the Roncari quarry, East Granby, Hartford...Connecticut; in the Hampden quarry, West Spring¯eld, Hampden Co., Massachusetts. Fine crystals in the... Asbestos, Quebec, Canada. From the Khandivali quarry, Bombay, Maharashtra, India. In Copper Valley, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Associated minerals include calcite, quartz, prehnite, danburite, axinite, garnet, and the zeolites...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 this...Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts; fine specimens were also found at the Notch quarry at nearby...al. 1980) and quarries at Prospect Park, Passaic County, are noted for datolite; datolite clusters and |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | (1) Arendal, Norway. (2) Holyoke, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, USA; original total given as 99.82%. (3)...and gneisses; in skarns. Association: zeolites. Prehnite, calcite, epidote, albite, orthoclase, garnet...From Baveno, Piedmont, Italy. In the Khandivali quarry, near Bombay, Maharashtra, India. At Mitani, Kochi...Russia. In the USA, in Massachusetts, exceptional crystals from Lane's quarry, West¯eld, Hampden Co.; in the...Hill, Morris Co., New Jersey; from the Goose Creek quarry, Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia; and at Lenoir |  | | Report (issue) | | schists; from some ore veins. Association: Calcite, prehnite, zeolites, danburite, axinite, garnet. Distribution:...Russia. In the USA, large crystals from the Lane quarry, West¯eld, Hampden Co., Massachusetts; in the Roncari...Roncari quarry, East Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut; from Bergen Hill, Hudson Co., Great Notch, Essex...Park, Passaic Co., New Jersey; in the Goose Creek quarry, near Leesburg, Loudoun Co., Virginia. Very large |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | A CATALOGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS GEMSTONES FRANKLIN COUNTY (PART SIX) By RALPH GOSSE P.O. Box 5351, Albany...as 1 mile east of Deerfield Academy?) Franklin County 516 Desc:ription and Occurrence Waterworn masses...both sides of the Connecticut River in an east and west direction averaging 20 miles wide and extending...boundary of the state (Franklin County) southward through Hampshire and Hampden Counties and beyond. Numerous...Greenfield In basalt. Greenfield, Cheapside traprock quarry, south of village Many types and colors exposed |  | | Report (volume) | | LEXICON OF FRANKLIN, HAMPSHIRE, AND HAMPDEN COUNTIES MASSACHUSETTS BENJAMIN KENDALL EMEKSON WASHINGTON...iuclosures........................................ 2. Prehnite; cross-section of twins.........................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 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | xline—crystalline CALIFORNIA — From near Indian Pass, Imperial County, Calif, we have a deep blue dumortierite that was... This fine 3x5 inch specimen comes from Teller County, Colorado. ARIZONA — "Would you please identify...was found July 2, 1959, near Cave Creek, Maricopa County, Arizona." — sent in by Clyde N. Hall, Elbridge...Daisy, Pike Co., Ark. This is a small town 70 miles west of Hot Springs. Could this be red chalcedony?" —... Ball Ground is in the northern part of Cherokee County of Northern Georgia. ILLINOIS — An anonymous reader |  | | Report (edition) | | 5 cm tall; gem weighs 2 carats. From the Havey Quarry, Poland, MaifJ. e. Photo copyright 1995 by Wendell...on quartz crystals, 24 x JO mm;Jrom the Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Maine. Mined in 1996 by Holden !Jrothers...much information on collecting sites in Oxford County. Numerous other collectors of Maine minerals also...Supplemental labels were added where necessary to show quarry sites, road names, and other useful landmarks....those which are still open. The words "mine" and "quarry" are often used interchangeably in discussing mineral |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | laumontite and fine prehnite As I glance over my micro and T/N at this quarry. specimens I come upon...Fred Lincks. We have cor neighboring state of Massachusetts. Many responded and had the pleasure of a of...who are willing to get-togethers are held in Massachusetts pass on information of localities they as well...state of Lead Mine. Here, many fine specimens, Massachusetts. The tendency is to pass both common and rare...beautiful specimens of wulfenite. some of the fine Massachusetts specimens in This last species can be found |  | | Report (issue) | | Site Number, Site Name ...................... 6 County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude .........located in the Hartford basin and vicinity, Massachusetts .................... .72 C. Section C: Occurrences...given in the categories of : 1. name and location ( county, state, quadrangle, latitude, and longitude) 2...ascending order, from north to south and east to west. The most prevalent name of a mine or prospect which...stream, or town. County, State, Quadrangle, Latitude, Longitude Information in the county, state, quadrangle |  | | Book | | California, and from Washington’s Pacific Shores to Key West, Florida, and has collected in all but a very few...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 |  | | Book (volume) | | Dahlonega Co. and Rabum Co., and the McDuffie County Belt extending through portions of McDuffie, Warren...Sphalerite. BALDWIN COUNTY MILLEDGEVILLE, at state farmjasper. BANKS COUNTY COMMERCE, along Hwy. 59...along adjoining Co. linerock 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 floatjasper. CARTERSVILLE:...(banded, various colors), jasper. BIBB COUNTY MACON: at Holton Quarry, 7½ mi. NWagate; N of Calloway |  | | Journal (issue) | | Strong IT'S QUARRY TIME IN INDIANA Mineral collecting in the Hoosier State by Mary-Alice West FEATURES...Jasper .... $25 .25 MINIMUM ORDER S18 postpaid in USA Subscribe to our CATALOG of cabochons. beads. slabs...(MSSC), reported to be the oldest Mineral Society west of the Mississippi River, will present its 54th...Institution; the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History; the San Bernardino County Museum; the University...Recently Renovated Gem and Mineral Hall of the L.A. County Museum and Achievements of the Gem and Mineral |  | | Report (issue) | | pegmatite in a Preakness Basalt sample from the Haledon Quarry, Haledon, New Jersey. Field of view is 2.0 x 1...of the Coastal New England Igneous Province, Massachusetts . Martin E. Ross 63 5. Petrography, Petrology...333 19. Early Mesozoic Talbotton Diabase Dikes in West-Central Georgia: Compositionally Homogeneous High-Fe...northeast-trending alkalic CNE dikes in eastern Massachusetts that he suggests are chemically compatible with...Province. They report on an HFQ diabase dike set in west-central Georgia that with regard to composition |  | | Book (volume) | | publisher. Cover photograph: Fluorapatite, Pulsifer quarry, Auburn, Maine (2.2 cm specimen), Harvard Mineralogical...greater variety of minerals are found in Oxford County, alone, than anywhere else on Earth of comparable...than Maine's, as well. An area smaller than Oxford County in Murmansk Ob last, Kola Peninsula, Russia, has...clear to slightly blue topazes. However, San Diego County, California, is arguably the most important gem-pegmatite...Gerais, Brazil, better than those from the Harvard quarry in Greenwood? Are the morganites of Cerro de Urucum |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 'Arizona Gem Fields'. Near Indian Pass, Imperial County, Calif., and then deep in the Muggins Mountains...), no fl. (s.w.). Wesrville is in So. Vermilion County of Eastern Illinois. INDIANA—"From a little stream...brown by iron. Covington is in Western Fountain County in Western Indiana. I O W A — " W e enclose for...of a large rock found in a field in Des Moines County, Iowa, by Mr. Art Hueschen of Danville, Iowa. "This...and has found many types of rocks in Des Moines County, Iowa, which we predict will be a Rock 247 Hound's |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | York Mine), a gold mine in the Mint Canyon area, West San Gabriel Mts., Los Angeles Co., Calif., 3 miles...Pacific R. R. "One of the largest producers in the county, it has yielded over 2 million dollars worth of..."Locally, Kessler said, remains have been found west of Soda Point in the "saddle trail" that leads to...years ago, at the small abandoned Pelton feldspar quarry near Portland, Middlesex Co., Conn. The xls were...did not know, it is located near Clinton, Kent County, Delaware, about 40 miles south of Wilmington and |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | specimens at the famous Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas. I have just received a report from the...nice jasper. "The green chalcedony is from Marin County, north of San Francisco. It was picked up on a...ledge (Coyote Point). The chalcedony from Marin County is a beautiful dark green specimen. COLORADO—W...abandoned Delude pegmatite quarry in his city. This quarry, located on Quarry Street ( near the hospital)...old reports the working was known as the Larrabee quarry. DELAWARE—Kaolin has been dug for pottery from |  | | 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............................................ |  | | Journal (issue) | | ................. 3 What’s new in minerals: Springfield Show 2018 .....................................$315/three years, (Canada) $180/one year, (outside USA other than Canada) $259 per year Subscription (individuals...built in 1820 by Henry Heuland and sold to Charles Hampden Turner (1773–1856). Armand Lévy (1838) described...The collection of British businessman Charles Hampden Turner (1773–1856), assembled for him by mineral... These were accessed via four main shafts: from west to east they are the San Joaquín, San Aquilino, |
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Hampden quarry, West Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA