Spodumene - Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut, USA

This specimen is almost certainly from the famous spodumene locality of Walnut Hill in Huntington, Massachusetts. The town of Huntington was known as Norwich until 1855, so this is a very old specimen.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/12/2012 04:10AM by Peter Cristofono.

Do any Connecticut experts here know of a Norwich, Connecticut spodumene locality?

If not, I think this photo should be moved to Walnut Hill, Huntington (Norwich), Massachusetts.

Thanks.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/2012 06:19PM by Peter Cristofono.

Peter, you may want to ask Fritz about this one.

Looks very similar to the Norwich, Mass specimen in Fred Pough's old Field Guide. I've never heard of a Norwich, Conn spodumene (or any other lithium pegmatite minerals from that area), and Julian Sohon's (1951) Connecticut Minerals, which tends to list more than there really is in any particular town, does not list spodumene. 100% sure that's a Norwich, Mass crystal. Nice one, yeah, must be old.

Still waiting for this photo to be moved to [www.mindat.org]. Spodumene does not occur in New London County, Conn. Whereas it does at Norwich (now Huntington), Mass.

Fixed; comment added to caption.

Thank you!