Babson Farm Quarry, Rockport Granite Company quarries, Rockport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Babson Farm Quarry | Quarry |
Rockport Granite Company quarries | Group of Quarries |
Rockport | Town |
Essex County | County |
Massachusetts | State |
USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 41' 22'' North , 70° 37' 55'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Rockport | 4,966 (2017) | 3.9km |
Gloucester | 29,781 (2017) | 8.6km |
Essex | 1,471 (2017) | 13.9km |
Manchester-by-the-Sea | 5,366 (2017) | 16.7km |
Ipswich | 4,222 (2017) | 17.1km |
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Club | Location | Distance |
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North Shore Rock & Mineral Club of Massachusetts | South Hamilton, Massachusetts | 22km |
Mindat Locality ID:
47041
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:47041:5
GUID (UUID V4):
267833b0-c541-44ed-b03f-9c2a35de482a
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Halibut Point Quarry
Granite quarry ca. 1840 - 1929. Now located in Halibut Point State Park.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
β 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
β Fayalite Formula: Fe2+2SiO4 |
β Hastingsite ? Formula: NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
β Hedenbergite Formula: CaFe2+Si2O6 |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Microcline Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Blue Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Blue Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Fayalite | 9.AC.05 | Fe2+2SiO4 |
β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
β | Hedenbergite | 9.DA.15 | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
β | Hastingsite ? | 9.DE.15 | NaCa2(Fe2+4Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
β | Microcline | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
H | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
O | β Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
O | β Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
O | β Quartz var. Blue Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Al | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Si | β Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Si | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
Si | β Quartz var. Blue Quartz | SiO2 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Microcline | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Ca | β Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Fayalite | Fe22+SiO4 |
Fe | β Hastingsite | NaCa2(Fe42+Fe3+)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Hedenbergite | CaFe2+Si2O6 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Zr | Zirconium | |
Zr | β Zircon | Zr(SiO4) |
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