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Schorl locality, Wilton, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USAi
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Wilton- not defined -
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 13' 49'' North , 73° 25' 28'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.23028,-73.42444
GeoHash:
G#: dr7f91tzy
GRN:
N28W40
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cannondale141 (2017)1.5km
Georgetown1,805 (2017)3.0km
Wilton18,062 (2017)4.0km
Ridgefield7,645 (2017)8.4km
Easton7,625 (2017)10.9km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Danbury Mineralogical SocietyDanbury, Connecticut18km
Stamford Mineralogical SocietyStamford, Connecticut22km
New Haven Mineral ClubNew Haven, Connecticut42km
Nassau Mineral ClubGlen Cove, New York44km
Mindat Locality ID:
251497
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:251497:3
GUID (UUID V4):
de390c13-5e1e-43ba-9724-06637258c351


Outcrops within and uphill from the powerline ROW about 100 yards south of Honey Hill Road.

Locality scouted by Jeremy Zolan on 8/24/2013. Hiller (1967) correctly describes the locality in that well formed schorl crystals are present but are not abundant. The schorls tend to have many accessory prism faces and are brittle due to heavy internal fracturing; they usually crumble when extracted. This site is more of a slightly notable occurrence than an actual collecting site. Mineralization is in simple pegmatite of quartz, plagioclase (albite), microcline, muscovite, and minor accessory schorl (2-3v/v%.)

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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5 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
βœͺ Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Colour: black
Description: Hiller (1967) says they are about 1 inch long and "extremely well formed", but hard to find and remove from the feldspar.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Naβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)

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References

Hiller, John. (1967), unpublished sketch map.
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