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Diamond Hill Granite Company quarry (Catamint Hill quarry; Calumet Hill quarry), Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USAi
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Diamond Hill Granite Company quarry (Catamint Hill quarry; Calumet Hill quarry)Quarry (Abandoned)
Diamond HillVillage
CumberlandTown
Providence CountyCounty
Rhode IslandState
USACountry

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Riebeckite, etc.

Diamond Hill Granite Company quarry, Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
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Riebeckite, etc.

Diamond Hill Granite Company quarry, Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
07096250017272023794619.jpg
Riebeckite, etc.

Diamond Hill Granite Company quarry, Diamond Hill, Cumberland, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 0' 14'' North , 71° 25' 31'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
42.00395,-71.42538
GRN:
N29W38
Type:
Quarry (Abandoned) - last checked 2023
Köppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cumberland34,843 (2017)4.2km
Cumberland Hill7,934 (2017)4.7km
Woonsocket41,475 (2017)7.4km
Plainville7,817 (2017)7.6km
North Attleborough Center16,796 (2017)9.0km
Nearest Clubs:
Local clubs are the best way to get access to collecting localities
ClubLocationDistance
Rhe Island Mineral Hunters, Inc.Warwick, Rhode Island34km
Southeastern Massachusetts Mineral ClubBridgewater, Massachusetts37km
Worcester Mineral ClubWorcester, Massachusetts42km
Boston Mineral Club, Inc.Boston, Massachusetts50km
Mindat Locality ID:
6748
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:6748:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Formed in 1877, this quarry created Roger Williams' grave stone in Providence. In 1891, 20 men were employed by the quarry.

Gosse (1962) reports:
...magnificent gem quality specimens of sagenitic quartz, sometimes called Thetis' hairstone, were obtained in quantity during the operation of granite quarries there many years ago. Clear, colorless, and smoky quartz was found penetrated by numerous needle-like crystals of black hornblende arranged in haphazard patters which made curious cabochons. Digging in the dumps of these now abandoned quarries will sometimes turn up a crystal of this prized gem material.


Rocks & Min.: 20:464:
Alkali feldspar granite. Undetermined radioactive phase present in the granite is locally called cecilite after Rhode Island mineral collector Cecil Foster.

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7 valid minerals.

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Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘOpal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAstrophyllite9.DC.05K2NaFe2+7Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
ⓘMagnesio-hornblende9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
ⓘRiebeckite9.DE.25◻[Na2][Fe2+3Fe3+2]Si8O22(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Hⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Hⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Hⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Oⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
FFluorine
Fⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
NaSodium
Naⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Naⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Siⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
Siⓘ OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
KPotassium
Kⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Magnesio-hornblende◻Ca2(Mg4Al)(Si7Al)O22(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
FeIron
Feⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feⓘ AstrophylliteK2NaFe72+Ti2[Si4O12]2O2(OH)4F
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ Riebeckite◻[Na2][Fe32+Fe23+]Si8O22(OH)2
AsArsenic
Asⓘ ArsenopyriteFeAsS

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References

History of Providence County, Rhode Island (1891) - Bayles, Richard Mather,
Gosse, Ralph C. (1962) Gem Stones of Rhode Island. Gems & Minerals, (292) 32.



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