Nash (1827) reports garnets of "enormous size" and fine kyanite specimens: "The cyanite is of an azure blue, highly translucent, often transparent, and in crystals sometimes eighteen inches in length, by two or three in breadth."

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ⓘ Almandine

3 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Almandine

Formula: Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

References:

Nash, Alanson (1827) Notices of the Lead Mines and Veins of Hampshire County, Mass. and of the Geology and Mineralogy of that Region. The American Journal Of Science, S. 1 Vol. 7. 238-270

ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

References:

Nash, Alanson (1827) Notices of the Lead Mines and Veins of Hampshire County, Mass. and of the Geology and Mineralogy of that Region. The American Journal Of Science, S. 1 Vol. 7. 238-270

ⓘ 'Mica Group'

References:

Nash, Alanson (1827) Notices of the Lead Mines and Veins of Hampshire County, Mass. and of the Geology and Mineralogy of that Region. The American Journal Of Science, S. 1 Vol. 7. 238-270

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Nash, Alanson (1827) Notices of the Lead Mines and Veins of Hampshire County, Mass. and of the Geology and Mineralogy of that Region. The American Journal Of Science, S. 1 Vol. 7. 238-270

ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Nash, Alanson (1827) Notices of the Lead Mines and Veins of Hampshire County, Mass. and of the Geology and Mineralogy of that Region. The American Journal Of Science, S. 1 Vol. 7. 238-270

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	var. Milky Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Almandine	9.AD.25	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Unclassified
ⓘ	'Mica Group'	-

List of minerals for each chemical element

O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Quartz var. Milky Quartz	SiO₂
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Almandine	Fe₃²⁺Al₂(SiO₄)₃

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References

Nash, Alanson (1827) Notices of the Lead Mines and Veins of Hampshire County, Mass. and of the Geology and Mineralogy of that Region. The American Journal Of Science, S. 1 Vol. 7. 238-270

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