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Blandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 11' 15'' North , 72° 55' 3'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.18748,-72.91762
GeoHash:
G#: drkpuxzpb
GRN:
N29W39
Type:
Group of Mines
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfb : Warm-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Blandford393 (2017)1.1km
Russell786 (2017)4.8km
Huntington936 (2017)6.4km
Montgomery665 (2017)9.5km
Chester627 (2017)11.4km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Connecticut Valley Mineral ClubSpringfield, Massachusetts29km
Mindat Locality ID:
5968
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:5968:1
GUID (UUID V4):
cf1a8de7-c123-4ca2-aa22-c8cc1ad1b18f


Granite pegmatite. Berkshire field. Many rare minerals have been erroneously reported from this locality.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


24 valid minerals. 1 erroneous literature entry.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Albite var. Cleavelandite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
β“˜ Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ Beryl var. Aquamarine ?
Formula: Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜ Beryl var. Heliodor
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Cassiterite
Formula: SnO2
β“˜ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
β“˜ Cookeite ?
Formula: (LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
β“˜ Elbaite ?
Formula: Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜ 'Gummite'
β“˜ Heterosite ?
Formula: (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
β“˜ 'Indicolite' ?
Formula: A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ 'Lepidolite' ?
β“˜ Meta-autunite
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
β“˜ Metatorbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ 'Microlite Group' ?
Formula: A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜ Montmorillonite ?
Formula: (Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Samarskite-(Y)
Formula: YFe3+Nb2O8
β“˜ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜ Spodumene ?
Formula: LiAlSi2O6
β“˜ Staurolite
Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
Description: In schist
β“˜ Torbernite
Formula: Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
β“˜ 'Tourmaline' ?
Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜ Triphylite
Formula: LiFe2+PO4
β“˜ Uraninite
Formula: UO2
β“˜ Uranophane ?
Formula: Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)

Gallery:

Be3Al2(Si6O18)β“˜ Beryl
NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)β“˜ Schorl

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜'Microlite Group' ?4.00.A2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
β“˜Quartz
var. Smoky Quartz		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Cassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
β“˜Samarskite-(Y) ?4.DB.25YFe3+Nb2O8
β“˜Uraninite4.DL.05UO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Triphylite8.AB.10LiFe2+PO4
β“˜Heterosite ?8.AB.10(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
β“˜Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
β“˜Autunite8.EB.05Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 10-12H2O
β“˜Torbernite8.EB.05Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 12H2O
β“˜Metatorbernite8.EB.10Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 8H2O
β“˜Meta-autunite8.EB.10Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 Β· 6H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
β“˜Staurolite9.AF.30Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH)
β“˜Uranophane ?9.AK.15Ca(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Beryl
var. Heliodor		9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜var. Aquamarine ?9.CJ.05Be3Al2Si6O18
β“˜9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
β“˜Elbaite ?9.CK.05Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Spodumene ?9.DA.30LiAlSi2O6
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Montmorillonite ?9.EC.40(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Cookeite ?9.EC.55(LiAl4β—»)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite
var. Cleavelandite		9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Tourmaline' ?-AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Lepidolite' ?-
β“˜'Indicolite' ?-A(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
β“˜'Gummite'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Hβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Hβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Hβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Hβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Hβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
LiLithium
Liβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Liβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Liβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Liβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
BeBeryllium
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Beβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Beβ“˜ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Oβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
Oβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Oβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Oβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Oβ“˜ IndicoliteA(D3)G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Oβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Oβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Oβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Oβ“˜ TourmalineAD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Oβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
Oβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Oβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Oβ“˜ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Oβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Naβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Mgβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Alβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Alβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Alβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Alβ“˜ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Alβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. AquamarineBe3Al2Si6O18
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Cookeite(LiAl4◻)[AlSi3O10](OH)8
Siβ“˜ ElbaiteNa(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SpodumeneLiAlSi2O6
Siβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Siβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
Siβ“˜ Beryl var. HeliodorBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Siβ“˜ Albite var. CleavelanditeNa(AlSi3O8)
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Pβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Pβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Pβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Pβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Pβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Pβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Caβ“˜ FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
Caβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Caβ“˜ Montmorillonite(Na,Ca)0.33(Al,Mg)2(Si4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Heterosite(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Feβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Feβ“˜ StauroliteFe22+Al9Si4O23(OH)
Feβ“˜ TriphyliteLiFe2+PO4
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Cuβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
YYttrium
Yβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
ZrZirconium
Zrβ“˜ ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nbβ“˜ Samarskite-(Y)YFe3+Nb2O8
SnTin
Snβ“˜ CassiteriteSnO2
TaTantalum
Taβ“˜ Microlite GroupA2-mTa2X6-wZ-n
UUranium
Uβ“˜ AutuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Uβ“˜ Meta-autuniteCa(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Uβ“˜ MetatorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Uβ“˜ TorberniteCu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 12H2O
Uβ“˜ UraniniteUO2
Uβ“˜ UranophaneCa(UO2)2(SiO3OH)2 · 5H2O

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