Great Ring Farm, Newtown, Fairfield Co., Connecticut, USA

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Early references to these crystal occurring in Monroe "near Lane's Mine" (Dana, 1875) were very general and the precise locality could not be found for decades. Earle C. Sullivan, noted local mineral collector, teacher and historian describes its "rediscovery" on a label that accompanied specimens formerly in his collection:

"This location was rediscovered by some of my students in Bpt. [Bridgeport, Connecticut] High School circa 1938; (Ray Malone, Wm. Schneider and Ed Burke) It is on private residential property, off Route 34. Some of the crystals are quite large. With Mr. S. C. Moore, Bpt. Hi. Principal, we saw one at least 2 1/2 in. x 1 1/2". It was shown us by Sherriff Olmstead who lived on Rte 111 near the Monroe-Trumbull town line."

The locality is near the intersection of Great Ring Road and Route 34 in Newtown. Their identification as being the species dravite is apparently based on the dark brown color and has not been confirmed by analyses.

Mineral List

'Tourmaline'

1 entry listed.

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