Massachusetts · Hampden County
Producer

Soapstone Quarry

Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States
Talc-Soapstone
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Commodities
PrimaryTalc-Soapstone
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeMetamorphic
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Tectonic settingMetamorphosed Folded Belt Of Limestones And Dolomites
AlterationFrom Hornblende Schist And Possible Olivine To Steatite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Identification
Deposit ID10110387
MRDS IDW002560
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates42.36887, -72.98841
References
EMERSON, B.K., 1898, "DESCRIPTION OF THE HOLYOKE QUADRANGLE, MASS. - CONN" USGS GEOL. ATLAS, FOLIO 50; QUARRY LOCATION AND SHORT PARAGRAPH