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Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USAi
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Map View of Asbestos Mine Location, Pelham MA

Pelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Map Views Showing Location of Ward Quarry, Pelham MA

Pelham Granite quarry, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Photo of Valley (Ward) Stone Quarry, circa 1898

Pelham Granite quarry, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Map View of Asbestos Mine Location, Pelham MA

Pelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Map Views Showing Location of Ward Quarry, Pelham MA

Pelham Granite quarry, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Photo of Valley (Ward) Stone Quarry, circa 1898

Pelham Granite quarry, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Map View of Asbestos Mine Location, Pelham MA

Pelham asbestos mine, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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Map Views Showing Location of Ward Quarry, Pelham MA

Pelham Granite quarry, Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
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PlacePopulation
Pelham1,428 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
15206
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:15206:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Pelham, comté de Hampshire, Massachusetts, États-Unis
German:
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Pelham, contea di Hampshire, Massachusetts, Stati Uniti d'America
Spanish:
Pelham, Condado de Hampshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
Arabic:
بيلهام, مقاطعة هامبشاير, ماساتشوستس, الولايات المتحدة
Basque:
Pelham , Hampshire konderria , Massachusetts
Catalan:
Pelham, Massachusetts, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Cebuano:
Pelham, Hampshire County , Massachusetts
Chechen:
Пелам , Массачусетс, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Czech:
Pelham, Massachusetts, Spojené státy americké
Dutch:
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Verenigde Staten
Egyptian Arabic:
بيلهام, ماساتشوستس, امريكا
Farsi/Persian:
پلهام، ماساچوست, شهرستان همپشر، ماساچوست, ماساچوست, ایالات متحده آمریکا
Haitian:
Pelham, Masachosèt, Etazini
Hungarian:
Pelham, Hampshire megye, Massachusetts, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Japanese:
ペラム , ハンプシャー郡, マサチューセッツ州, アメリカ合衆国
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Пэлхам, Массачусетс, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Пэлхам, Массачусетс, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Norwegian:
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Polish:
Pelham, Hrabstwo Hampshire, Massachusetts, Stany Zjednoczone
Portuguese:
Pelham, Condado de Hampshire, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos
South Azerbaijani:
پلهام، ماساچوست, ماساچوست ایالتی, آمریکا بیرلشمیش ایالتلری
Swedish:
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Tatar:
Пелам , Массачусетс, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Pelham, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Пелам, Гемпшир, Массачусетс, Сполучені Штати Америки
Volapük:
Pelham, Massachusetts, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Pelham, Massachusetts, Unol Daleithiau America


The town of Pelham as officially incorporated in 1743.

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24 valid minerals.

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Actinolite
Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Habit: fibrous
Colour: dark green
'Allanite Group'
Formula: (A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Anorthite
Formula: Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Habit: Fibrous. Some fibers more than two feet long.
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Colour: red-brown
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Chrysotile
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Colour: some deep sapphire blue
Corundum var. Sapphire
Formula: Al2O3
Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
'Gummite'
'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula: ◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Kaolinite
Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
'K Feldspar'
'Limonite'
Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Margarite
Formula: CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
Scolecite
Formula: CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
'Tourmaline'
Formula: AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Vermiculite
Formula: Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Zoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
var. Sapphire4.CB.05Al2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
Chrysotile9.00.Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Zoisite9.BG.10(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Enstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
Anthophyllite9.DD.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Actinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Margarite9.EC.30CaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Vermiculite9.EC.50Mg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Kaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Anorthite9.FA.35Ca(Al2Si2O8)
Scolecite9.GA.05CaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Unclassified
'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
'Chlorite Group'-
'Gummite'-
'Limonite'-
'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
'K Feldspar'-
'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
'Allanite Group'-(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
H Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
H ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
H Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
H ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
H Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
BBoron
B TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
O Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
O Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
O ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O CorundumAl2O3
O EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
O MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
O ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
O VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O Fayalite-Forsterite Series
O Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
O ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
O Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FFluorine
F BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
F Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
F ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Mg Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mg ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mg VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Mg Fayalite-Forsterite Series
AlAluminium
Al AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Al BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Al MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al Corundum var. SapphireAl2O3
Al ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Al VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Al Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiSilicon
Si Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Si Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Si ChrysotileMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
Si Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Fayalite-Forsterite Series
Si Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Si Allanite Group(A12+REE3+)(M13+M23+M32+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
PPhosphorus
P ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Cl ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
K BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Ca AnorthiteCa(Al2Si2O8)
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca MargariteCaAl2(Al2Si2O10)(OH)2
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Ca ScoleciteCaAl2Si3O10 · 3H2O
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Ca Zoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca Hornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
Ca ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Ti BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
FeIron
Fe Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Fe BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe VermiculiteMg0.7(Mg,Fe,Al)6(Si,Al)8O20(OH)4 · 8H2O
Fe Fayalite-Forsterite Series
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)

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