 | | Report (volume) | | OTIS SMITH, Director Bulletin 597 GEOLOGY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND BY B. K. EMERSON WASHINGTON............................................ Worcester County, Mass.......................................member........................... Northeastern Massachusetts..................................... General..................................... Western Massachusetts...............................................district............................. Eastern Massachusetts............................................ |  | | 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 |  | | Report (issue) | | GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CLINTON QUADRANGLE, WORCESTER COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS BY JOHN H. PECK 1975 Explanation...most. Biotite is present in some localities Tourmaline is a characteristic accessory mineral. 17 Minor...867-100 to the "Chiastolite schist facies of the Worcester Phjrllite1* of Emerson, 1917 and unit 4 of Peck...carbonaceous matter. Accessory minerals include tourmaline, garnet, pyrite, plagioclase, muscovite and rarely...poor outcrop. (in press)* Previously mapped as Worcester Phyllite Constitutes the upper part of Unit 3 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Newport MN Show sponsored by the Imperial Polk County 222-7959. 55055; 612/459-3439. Gem and Mineral...Society. Best Holiday TravNovember 3, 4—Auburn, Massachusetts. Lucky L-Park and Campground, S.R. 540. Informa...33809; 813/853-1351. Urban, 431-A Park Ave., Worcester, MA Club. Sedro Woolley Community Center, 720...Information: Carroll Dillon, 909 F A I R E '90. Sonoma County Fairgrounds, Ex November 3, 4— Blauvelt, New York...(Hwy. 12). nual Show sponsored by the Rockland County Information: P.O. Box 32%, Reno, NV 89505; November |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CHIASTOLITE A MASSACHUSETTS CLASSIC By J A M E S J . T A P A R O W S K Y 27 Circuit Ave. Worcester, Massachusetts...01603 Leaving the center of South Lancaster, Massachusetts, and traveling slowly up George Hill Road leaving...Illustration I: A transverse section of a typical Massachusetts chiastolite display ing a very nice cross formed...variety. A past president of the Worcester Mineral Club, Worcester, Massachusetts, Jim Taparowsky has been active...Sterling-Lancaster chiastolite region. Joe Sinnott, Massachusetts State Geol ogist, is excited over the prospect |  | | Book (edition) | | ONYX • PERIDOT* • ZIRCON • CARNELIAN TOURMALINE OPALS • AOATI • • AMETHYST URINE • •... lOLITE k:^ RUBY /^^ RUTILE SAPPHIRE 1^ TOURMALINE CRYSTALS TOPAZ CRYSTALS 4 GEM hunter's GUIDE...six or eight different gem as color, its tourmaline may B are, in fact, A blue gem minerals...found many of stones, such as quartz amethyst, tourmaline, beryl, topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Club A T T E N T I O N Bruce L. Harding-Novice Worcester Mineral Club C R Y S T A L H U N T E R S ! ...Class I I (Larger Bulletins) 1st Place: Bergen County Mineralogy and Paleontology S o c , Inc. (New Jersey)...Rockcollector, Editor-Marie Romach 2nd Place: Imperial Polk County Gem & Mineralogical Society (Florida) Grit and...Club (Maine) The Riffle, Tourmaline by Nellie Davis 3rd Place: Bucks County Earth Science Society (Pennsylvania)... Arwood 3rd Place: Cape Cod Gem & Mineral (Massachusetts) Tie The Rockpile, Artist—Eve Leland Tie Montgomery |  | | Report (issue) | | Bedrock Geoloqy of the Nashua River Area, Massachusetts - New Hampshire By Gilpin Rile Robinson, Jr...ZONE 12 ROCKS IN THE NASHUA RIVER AREA 15 WORCESTER FORMATION 18 Nomenclature, Historical Background...Retrograde alteration of andalusite schists -io Worcester Formation 97 Staurolite-Kyanite/Andalusite (Actinolite)...SYNTHESIS 102 ENVIRONMENT OF DEPOSITION 108 Worcester Formation 108 Merrimack and Oakdale Formations...Geologic history 124 LIST OF PLATES Plate 1. Worcester Formation 21 Plate 2. Minor structural features |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Rock and Gem Show sponsored by the Imperial Polk County G e m & Mineral Society, Inc. Holiday Travel P...76109. November 7, 8—Auburn, Massachusetts. Show sponsored by the Worcester Mineral C l u b . Yankee Drummer...Chairman: Connie Boyle, 29-B Daw son Road, Worcester, Massachusetts 01602. November 7, 8—Blauvelt, New York...17th A n nual Show sponsored by the Rockland County Mineral and G e m Society. South Orangetown Middle...Burlington, Washington 98233. Firsf Lady of Maine Tourmaline—Priscilla Bryant Chavarie—and her husband, Sonny |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | St., Miami, Fla. Lynchburg, Va. The Chautauqua County Gem and Mineral Society, of Dunkirk, New York The...Society, of Richmond Hill, Long Island, N. Y. Moore County Rockhounds Club, Inc., of Pinehurst, N. C. Northland...its April show. The Boston Mineral Club of Massachusetts had a lecture on Sulfur and some associated...and of the Eastern Federation show at Boston, Massachusetts in 1959. Also slides taken by several members...the New Jersey Mineral and Gem Show. The Fulton County Mineral Club of New York, at a May meeting viewed |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | \~'acliusett-Coldhrookk aqueduct tunnel in Central Massachusetts. I n that capacity he liad opportunity to examine...Bibliography. I CALLAQHAN, GEOLOQY OF CEXTRAL MASSACHUSETTS 29 I FIO. 1.-Areal geologic mnp ndapted from...section nearly two miles east of Shaft 1 is the Worcester phyllite of Emerson (7, pp. 3-28; 2, pp. 60-61...lami~intionand even distinct bedding in outcrops in the Worcester Bnsin. White quartz lenses or veins are nearly...appearance of most of the outcrops. Veins containing tourmaline cut acroas the foliation and indicate the subsequent |  | | Report (volume) | | nomenclature of the Paxton Group in the Worcester area, Massachusetts, and adjacent Connecticut 3 3. Map of...of the Webster and Southbridge Quadrangles, Massachusetts, showing location of type sections of the Dudley...Brimfield Group in its type area in central Massachusetts. It forms a northeast-trending belt extending...cooperation with the States of Connecticut and Massachusetts, and in part by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory...conducted in northeastern Connecticut and adjacent Massachusetts (fig. 1) both to aid in quadrangle mapping and |  | | Report (volume) | | Beryllium Deposits of the Mount Antero Region, Chaffee County, Colorado By JOHN W. ADAMS A CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMIC...analyses of minor elements in beryl from Chaffee County, Colo_-.-__ -_-------_------m 108 109 A CONTRIBUTION...BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS OF THE MOUNT ANTERO REGION, CHAFFEE COUNTY, COLORADO By JOHN W. ADAMS ABSTRACT Pegmatite...vicinity of Mount Antero and White Mountain, Chaffee County, Colo. The pegmatites, which generally do not exceed...INTRODUCTION Mount Antero and White Mountain, in Chaffee County, Colo., have been known for many years as a source |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Willamette Valley Rockhounds. Clackamas 602/791-2210. County Fairgrounds, Hwy. 99E. Information: September 12-15—Denver...the Greater Denver Area Gem & Mineral nual Gaston County Gem and Mineral Show. Council. Exposition Hall...Show. Allen Gem and Mineral Society. North County Recre County Memorial Coliseum, U.S. 30 Bypass ation...Annual Show spon September 8, 9—North Adams, Massachusetts. sored by the Gem & Mineral Club of Scarbo...September 8, 9—Roseburg, Oregon. Annual Club. Lake County Fairgrounds. Information: Show sponsored by the |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Bernardino County. Piedmontite is reddish-brown banded with smoky quartz. San Bernardino County is in S/E...overnite parking." La Grange, in central Troup County, is in western Georgia. I D A H O — " I am sending...stained brown by iron. Idaho City, in southern Boise County, is in S / W Idaho. INDIANA—Harry Sering, 1705...Brummett Creek, Brown Co., Ind."—on label. Brown County is in central Indiana. ROCKS AND MINERALS Downloaded...ct. to 5 ct. We took out over 3 lbs. of small tourmaline. The largest gem was found by brother Bob, a |  | | Field Trip Notes | | inplace theory for the southern part, as in Dutchess County, New York. Whether such a combination of theories...(1914) Geology of the North Creek quadrangle, Warren County, New York, New York State Mus., Bull. 170. (1919)...Geology of the Schroon Lake quadrangle, Warren County, New York, New York State Mus., Bull. 213-214....end of the Green Mountains near North Adams, Massachusetts, the Vermont Valley sequence is in contact with...south* The quartzite north of Williamstown, Massachusetts p where Walcott (1888) found trilobite fragments |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 5-7—Houghton, Michigan. 3d Annual Red Metal (Copper County) Retreat. A . E . Seaman Mineralogical Museum....Ute Moun tain Gem & Mineral Society. Montezuma County Annex Bldg., 103 N. Chestnut. Information: John...81328. July 11-22—Costa Mesa, California. Orange County Fair Gems and Minerals Show. Fair grounds, 88...Spheres and Eggs Rhodochrosite Carvings Eilat Tourmaline Agate Slabs and Bookends Tumbled Stones Pyramids...25-29—Franklin, North Carolina. 25th Annual Macon County Gemboree co-sponsored by the Franklin Area Chamber |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | border the granite sometimes contains black tourmaline. Tourmaline is, however, more frequently seen in the...the rocks in the plateau of central Massachusetts, from Worcester to the Connecticut Valley, it is evident...around Monadnock are but a continuation of the Massachusetts rocks, though there may be a few square miles...concluded that the schists of this plateau in Massachusetts are more highly metamorphosed phases of the...Carboniferous phyllite and quartzite found at Worcester.3 If this conclusion is correct, then these schists |  | | Report (issue) | | 62.92 (1) Goat Mountain, Shoshone Co., Idaho, USA. (2) Al2 SiO5 : Polymorphism & Series: kanonaite...Kyanite, sillimanite, cordierite, corundum, garnet, tourmaline, mica. Distribution: Widespread; some localities... Galway, Ireland. In the USA, from Lancaster, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; Leiperville, Delaware Co |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Gem Faire '89. Eugene Convention Center, Lane County Fair grounds, 796 W. 13th St. Information: Gem...York. 19th An nual Show sponsored by the Rockland County Gem & Mineral Society. South Orangetown Middle...Bear Gulch Rock & sponsored by the Imperial Polk County Gem Mineral Club. Masonic Hall, 1025 North Vine...sponsored by the Orcutt Mineral Society. South County November 5—Waterford, Connecticut. Annual Show...m.-4:30 p.m. August 10,11,12 Springfield, Massachusetts hosted by the International Gem, Mineral & |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | sponsored by the "500" Earth Sciences Club. Hancock County Fairgrounds. Info.—Don Mahoney, 317/ 255-5872.... Sept. 6-8—Muskegon, Michigan. Muskegon County Rock & Mineral Association Show. Wilma Hall, 2950 McCracken...NJ 07080. Sept. 7, 8—Roseburg, Oregon. Douglas County Gem & Mineral Show sponsored by the Umpqua Gem...11572; 516/766-6120. Sept. 7, 8—North Adams, Massachusetts. Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show sponsored by the...Fossil & Crafts Show spon sored by the Licking County Rock and Mineral Society, Indian Mound Mall, 771 |  | | Report (issue) | | Association: Spodumene, pollucite, lepidolite, tourmaline, topaz, albite, microcline, quartz. Distribution:...Zimbabwe. In the USA, at Peru, Oxford Co., Maine; from Bolton, Worcester Co., Massachusetts; in California |  | | Report (issue) | | Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Works H* A* MacDonald, Commissioner U. S. Department...Spodumene deposits in the Leominster-Sterling Area, Massachusetts by M. P. Billings and C. W. Wolfe Contents...Spodumene deposits in the Leominster-Sterling area, Massachusetts; by M. P. Billings and C. W. Wolfe. Scope of...long been known to occur at several places in Massachusetts. So far as available data show, the spodumene-bearing...as part of a cooperative project between the Massachusetts Department of Public Works and the United Spates |  | | Book (edition) | | CongresS; J / in the year 1834, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Commonwealth in the Clerk's Office of the ...Secretary of the of said i ; District of Massachusetts. by Edward D. Bangs, in the name and District...Excellency, John davis, Esq. Governor of Massachusetts. I HAVE the honor to present you with the second...the 3d of March , 1830, the Legislature of Massachusetts passed a Resolve, authorizing and requesting...to the Antiquarian Society at Worcester; One copy to the Massachusetts Historical Society One copy to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | nual Show "1990 Festival of Gems" sponsored Lane County Fairgrounds, 13th and Monroe. Show, 2643 N . Charles...Michigan. 16th Annual Mineral Society. Kalamazoo County Fair Lapidary Wholesalers (G&LW), Inc., Gem Gem...Connecticut (Tentative) Topsfield (Boston area), Massachusetts Ventura, California AFMS/California Federations...adult) F R E E Show theme: "The Minerals of Passaic County" • Lectures on all areas of earth sciences • Nationally...Club and the Rockport Lapi dary Club. Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Eastland Rd. Information: Robert J |
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