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Massachusetts Broken Stone Co. quarries (Weston Quarry; Stony Brook Quarry), Weston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USAi
Regional Level Types
Massachusetts Broken Stone Co. quarries (Weston Quarry; Stony Brook Quarry)Group of Quarries (Flooded)
WestonTown
Middlesex CountyCounty
MassachusettsState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 22' 9'' North , 71° 16' 22'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Quarries (Flooded) - last checked 2019
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Weston11,682 (2017)2.5km
Waltham63,378 (2017)3.2km
Newton88,817 (2017)6.3km
Lincoln8,197 (2017)6.8km
Wayland13,155 (2017)7.3km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Boston Mineral Club, Inc.Boston, Massachusetts18km
Nashoba Valley Mineralogical SocietyWestford, Massachusetts27km
North Shore Rock & Mineral Club of MassachusettsSouth Hamilton, Massachusetts42km
Worcester Mineral ClubWorcester, Massachusetts45km
Southeastern Massachusetts Mineral ClubBridgewater, Massachusetts49km
Mindat Locality ID:
22297
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:22297:9
GUID (UUID V4):
0


This was a 74 acre site that supplied crushed rock, gravel, and bituminous concrete for many large New England road projects. There were two main quarry pits and also an asphalt plant.

The location was active from 1902 to 2001. It was operated by the Robinson family from 1929 onward. Today two pits, 385 and 425 feet deep, are now flooded.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Opal var. Opal-AN
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Siderite
Formula: FeCO3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal
var. Opal-AN
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
H Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O CalciteCaCO3
O Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SideriteFeCO3
AlAluminium
Al Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Si Opal var. Opal-ANSiO2 · nH2O
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
S PyriteFeS2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
TiTitanium
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
FeIron
Fe Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SideriteFeCO3

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