Goshen Stone Co. Quarry, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Goshen Stone Co. Quarry | Quarry (Active) |
Goshen | Town |
Hampshire County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 26' 54'' North , 72° 48' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Quarry (Active) - last checked 2022
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Goshen | 937 (2017) | 1.6km |
Cummington | 995 (2017) | 6.6km |
Chesterfield | 1,222 (2017) | 6.6km |
Ashfield | 1,831 (2017) | 9.0km |
Williamsburg | 2,469 (2017) | 9.3km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Northern Berkshire Mineral Club | North Adams, Massachusetts | 37km |
Connecticut Valley Mineral Club | Springfield, Massachusetts | 43km |
Mindat Locality ID:
233273
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:233273:7
GUID (UUID V4):
901dc291-c60b-4367-940a-54ae7f56953e
Quarry which supplies stone for landscaping purposes. According to their website, their stone is "micaschist flat stone formed in the lower Devonian Period (400 million years ago). Goshen stone is a metamorphic rock derived from sandy mud sediments deposited on an ancient sea bottom. This beautiful Goshen stone is mostly silver and dark grey color with some coppers, rust and golds."
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 References: |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
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ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
North America PlateTectonic Plate
- Piedmontia DomainDomain
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