Betts Manganese Mine

This is a micromount specimen of almandinespessartine from the Betts Manganese Mine Plainfield Hampshire County Massachusetts United States This specimen has been magnified 20x with a field of view of 8 cm I acquired this specimen from the giveaway tables at the 2018 Cleveland Ohio Micromineral Symposium This specimen was originally

Jun 12 2016 · PLEASE NOTE the Address is 262 Prospect Street Plainfield MA I couldnt change it when I carried it over from last year I just confirmed with Rick and we are on for the Betts for June 12th We will be attending with another club from Connecticut so we

Betts Manganese Mine in Plainfield Sunday June 14 th dawned rainy and cool for the trip to the Betts Manganese Mine in Plainfield MA but the weather radar looked promising and the trip continued as planned The group met at the designated spot and 24 members of the CVMC headed for Betts rain be damned

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Sep 26 2017 · Without a doubt the highlight of the Massachusetts trip was collecting rhodonite at the Betts Manganese Mine in Plainfield MA Rhodonite is the Official State Gemstone of Massachusetts and after a few hours hunting in the dumps it was easy to see why

‘Betts Manganese mine is not posted either Michon said ‘but the routine is to go to the Earthdance center right beside it and pay them 5 for the group to dig at the site Directions and information Write to Michon at lmichon visit

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Manganese is a hard grayishwhite brittle metal with the chemical symbol Mn Three common manganese minerals found in Virginia are psilomelane pyrolusite and manganite Manganese is an essential ingredient in steel It is also used in drycell batteries and has a variety of chemical applications Year of first production in Virginia 1834

Betts Manganese Mine Plainfield Hampshire County Massachusetts Description Large specimen of pink rhodonite lapidary rough with solid pink color throughout and no internal veining rare accompanied by 32x18 mm rhodonite cabochon from the same locality

II lustrations Plate 1 Bedrock geologic map of the PlainfieldHawley area Massachusetts Plate 2 Geologic map of the manganese deposits on the A G Betts

Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive No 17418 Rhodonite from Betts Manganese Mine Plainfield Hampshire County Massachusetts

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‘Betts Manganese mine is not posted either Michon said ‘but the routine is to go to the Earthdance center right beside it and pay them 5 for the group to dig at the site Directions and information Write to Michon at lmichon visit

Aug 17 2019 · Betts Manganese Mine Trip August 17 2019 The group met up at the Old Creamery in Cummington While we were waiting for later arrivals everyone introduced themselves Paul and Melenie showed us some samples of rocks they found in Nevada

Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive No 17418 Rhodonite from Betts Manganese Mine Plainfield Hampshire County Massachusetts

Jan 04 2020 · Gregersen digs in offthemap mines around Southampton and Holyoke as well as in the Betts Manganese Mine in Plainfield and the Herkimer Diamond Mines in New York

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Worcester Mineral Club added 5 new photos to the album Betts Manganese Mine June 2019 in Plainfield Massachusetts October 2 2019 · Betts Manganese Mine June 2019 5 Photos Worcester Mineral Club added 33 new photos to the album Concretions September 2019 October 1 2019 · 30

mines that are locatedthe Betts manganese minehas been active and operations there were brief and small scale Relatively few of the quarries shown were active in 1955 Periods of activity and present condition of workings are not indicated on the map In this report marble indicates recrystallized carbonate rocks used for their lime

Rockhounding New England by Peter Cristofono Only 2199 A field guide to some of the regions best rockhounding sites This book is a 6 x 9 paperback with 312 pages descriptions maps and photos Betts Manganese Mine 112 Vermont Sites 34 Hatch Limestone Quarry 116 35 Omya Middlebury Quarry 119 36 Rock of Ages 121 37 Camp

Rhodonite is well known among collectors for its beautiful pink and red color The red variety can be so deep red that it rivals the color of large crystals once found in Franklin New Jersey are classic rarities that make magnificent reference pieces

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Massive Pink Rhodonite from Betts Manganese Mine Plainfield Hampshire County Massachusetts

Definition – Rhodonite is a manganese inosilicate Mn Fe Mg CaSiO 3 and member of the pyroxenoid group of minerals it is well known among collectors for its beautiful pink and red color The red variety can be so deep red that it rivals the color of Ruby The large crystals once found in Franklin New Jersey are classic rarities that make magnificent reference pieces

Without a doubt the highlight of the Massachusetts trip was collecting rhodonite at the Betts Manganese Mine in Plainfield MA Rhodonite is the Official State Gemstone of Massachusetts and after a few hours hunting in the dumps it was easy to see why

In his younger years he had worked at the Betts Manganese Mine in Plainfield during the war He was a member of First Congregational Church of Dalton where he served as a church deacon Bob was