| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | 'Limonite' (not an IMA approved species) |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Limonite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Babson Farm Quarry, Rockport Granite Company quarries, Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 752516 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:752516:2 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 5fa6f3b1-1642-4cc4-a23f-df938c185a42 |
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| 24.5km (15.2 miles) | ⓘChipman Mine (Merrimac Mine; Newburyport lead-silver mine), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 29.1km (18.1 miles) | ⓘGovernor Endicott mine (Towne's Copper Mine), Topsfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 47.7km (29.6 miles) | ⓘBlueberry Mountain Quarry (Blueberry Hill), Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 56.8km (35.3 miles) | ⓘPelham, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA |
| 58.2km (36.1 miles) | ⓘField & Wild Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 58.4km (36.3 miles) | ⓘMerry Mount Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 58.5km (36.3 miles) | ⓘHardwick Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 58.7km (36.5 miles) | ⓘFallon Brothers Quarry (Quincy Quarry; Ballou Quarry; Old Colony Crushed Stone Company Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 59.6km (37.0 miles) | ⓘGranite Railway Quarry (Granite Rail Quarry), Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 60.3km (37.5 miles) | ⓘGold Leaf Quarry, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA |
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 | | Report (volume) | | BUL.L.ETIN 354 CHIEF COMMERCIAL GRANITES OF MASSACHUSETTS, NEW HAMPSHIRE AND RHODE ISLAND BY T. NELSON........................................ 7 9 9 Granite proper................................................................ Text-book references on granite and black granites.................. Special features...texture and colors............................... Granite discoloration, its causes........................................ Dikelike masses of schist in granite.............:.................... Riebeckite and |  | | Report (volume) | | ______ PABT I. Scientific discussion_______ _ Granite proper______________________ General features____...examples_________________ Fluidal cavities in granite gneiss.________ Fluidal cavities in small dikes...Colors______________________________ 80 Olive-green granite ___________________ 81 Minerals on joint fac... Physical properties _ Textbook references on granite and " black granites " PAI*T II. Economic discussion_...discussion_ General features________~ __ Tests of granite _ Chemical analysis Determination of CaCOs Test |  | | Book | | HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...are 100 maps geared to leading the "hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID... CROWELL COMPANY York ! Established 1834 Copyright © 1975 by Thomas Y, Crowell Company. Inc. Part...LOOK Freestanding Crystals Cavities Abandoned Quarries and Mines When and How to Go Immovable Areas |  | | Book (edition) | | MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...many maps included contain such specific details as farm roads, mountain paths, stretches of stream beds...Russell P. MacFall Thomas Y. Crowell New York / Company Established 1834 Copyright © 1975 by Russell...offers substantial rock and gem resources. As old quarries become dumps, old mines fall into ruins and the...gem materials to include more species, such as granite and satin spar, and a wider choice of quality. | | | Book | | 100 maps geared to leading the " hunter to his quarry" and more than eighty photographs of minerals in...Established 1834 Copyright © 1975 by Thomas Y. Crowell Company, Inc. Part Ill copyright © 1975 by Russell P. Mac...in any large hardware store or from mail order company catalogs. Take the advice of experienced frie nds...law and common sense dictate that one be worn in quarries or when collecting near unstable rock walls, where...easier for you If you plan to vIsIt an operating quarry or mine where a permll Is required make the necessary |
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