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Hitchcock, Edward (1835) Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts (2nd ed.) J.S. and C. Adams, Amherst, MD.

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Book TitleReport on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts
AuthorsHitchcock, EdwardAuthor
Year1835
PublisherJ.S. and C. AdamsPlaceAmherst, MD
Download URLhttps://archive.org/download/reportongeologym1835mass/reportongeologym1835mass.pdf
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557.4 - Geology of the Northeastern U.S.
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QE123 - Geology: Geographical divisions: America: North America: United States: By state: Massachusetts
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Full ReferenceHitchcock, Edward (1835) Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts (2nd ed.) J.S. and C. Adams, Amherst, MD.
Plain TextHitchcock, Edward (1835) Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts (2nd ed.) J.S. and C. Adams, Amherst, MD.
InHitchcock, Edward (1833) Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Geological Survey, Amherst, MD.

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Locality Pages

LocalityCitation Details
Devil's Den (Devil's Den lime pit), Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Angell Mine, Huntington (Norwich), Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USAp.126
Fort Pond locality, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USApp.310-311
Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USApp.308-311
Hubbardston "copperas" mine, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAp.63
South Royalston beryl locality (Clark locality), Royalston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAp.6
Sturbridge Graphite Mine (Tantiusques Mine; Winthrop Lead Mine), Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USApp.57-58
Scadden Silver Mine (Uxbridge Silver Mine; Tucker Prospect), Uxbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAp.127
Beryl Mountain Quarry, South Acworth, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, USApp.468-470
Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USApages 393, 430

Mineral Occurrences

LocalityMineral(s)
Whately, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Galena, β“˜ Quartz
Loudville Lead Mines (Manhan Lead-Silver Mine; Southampton Lead Mine; Northampton Lead Mine), Easthampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Citrine
Angell Mine, Huntington (Norwich), Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Galena
Fort Pond locality, Littleton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Diopside, β“˜ Quartz, β“˜ Scapolite, β“˜ Spinel, β“˜ Titanite
Bolton Lime Quarries (Bolton Quarry; Whitcomb Quarry; Hildreth Quarry), Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Gadolinite, β“˜ Yttrocerite
Hubbardston "copperas" mine, Hubbardston, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Melanterite
Sterling Silver Mine, Sterling, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USAβ“˜ Arsenopyrite, β“˜ Galena, β“˜ Pyrite, β“˜ Siderite, β“˜ Sphalerite
Bellows Falls, Rockingham, Windham County, Vermont, USAβ“˜ Heulandite Subgroup

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Hitchcock, Edward (1833) Report on the geology, mineralogy, botany, and zoology of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Geological Survey, Amherst, MD.
Hitchcock, Edward (1840) Elementary Geology (1st ed.) J.S. and C. Adams, Amherst, MA.
Hitchcock, Edward (1841) Final Report on the Geology of Massachusetts. J. H. Butler.
Hitchcock, Edward (1838): Report on a Re-Examination of the Economical Geology of Massachusetts.
Field, S.W. (1985) Mineralogy and Petrology of the Davis Mine, Rowe, Massachusetts. M.S. Thesis, Dept. of Geology and Geography, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Hitchcock, Edward, Hager, Albert D., Hitchcock, Edward Jr., Hitchcock, Charles H. (1861) Report on the Geology of Vermont - Descriptive, Theoretical, Economical, and Scenographical. The State Geologist, Proctorsville, VT.
Hickmott, Donald D. (1982). The mineralogy and petrology of the Betts mine area, Plainfield, Massachusetts: Unpublished B. S. thesis: Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 105 p.
Hickmott, Donald D. (1982). The mineralogy and petrology of the Betts mine area, Plainfield, Massachusetts: Unpublished B. S. thesis: Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, p. 38.
Hickmott, Donald D. (1982). The mineralogy and petrology of the Betts mine area, Plainfield, Massachusetts: Unpublished B. S. thesis: Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts, p. 62
Shepard, Charles Upham (1835) A Treatise on Mineralogy (2nd ed.) Hezekiah Howe & Co., New Haven.
Hitchcock, Edward (1832). Report on the Geology of Massachusetts examined under the direction of the Government of that State during the years 1830 and 1831. American Journal of Science 22, 67.
 
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