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Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA

Detailed Mineral List:

Acanthite
Formula:	Ag₂S
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Actinolite
Formula:	☐{Ca₂}{(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅}(Si₈O₂₂)(OH)₂
Localities:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Albite
Formula:	NaAlSi₃O₈
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Albite from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Albite var: Cleavelandite
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA








Almandine
Formula:	Fe²⁺₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	Dripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Unnamed SE quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2011 Harold Moritz. Almandine from Dripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Anglesite
Formula:	PbSO₄
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Annite
Formula:	KFe²⁺₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Dripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2011 Harold Moritz. Annite from Dripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Arsenopyrite
Formula:	FeAsS
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Aurichalcite
Formula:	(Zn,Cu)₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Autunite
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 11H₂O
Reference:	Rutley, 12th Ed. (1900)
Localities:	Recorded from at least 2 other localities in this region.





Photo: Autunite from Tollgate Quarry, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Bertrandite
Formula:	Be₄(Si₂O₇)(OH)₂
Localities:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Beryl
Formula:	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA The Feldspar Corp. Quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Unnamed SE quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Beryl from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Beryl var: Aquamarine
Formula:	Be₃Al₂Si₆O₁₈
Locality:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Aquamarine from Riverside Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Beryl var: Goshenite
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA








Beryl var: Morganite
Localities:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Morganite from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Bismuthinite
Formula:	Bi₂S₃
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Calcite
Formula:	CaCO₃
Localities:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Cerussite
Formula:	PbCO₃
Reference:	Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.234
Localities:	Recorded from at least 1 other locality in this region.






Chalcopyrite
Formula:	CuFeS₂
Localities:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA State Farm Quarry (Road Metal Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Chrysocolla
Formula:	Cu_2-xAl_x(H_2-xSi₂O₅)(OH)₄ · nH₂O (x < 1)
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Claudetite
Formula:	As₂O₃
Reference:	Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.234







'Columbite'
Formula:	(Fe,Mn)(Nb,Ta)₂O₆
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © Rob Lavinsky. Columbite from White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Columbite-(Fe)
Formula:	FeNb₂O₆
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2011 Harold Moritz. Columbite-(Fe) from Tollgate Quarry, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Cookeite
Formula:	LiAl₄(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Localities:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Diopside
Formula:	CaMgSi₂O₆
Localities:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Elbaite
Formula:	Na(Li_1.5Al_1.5)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Localities:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2002 John H. Betts. Elbaite from Riverside Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Fluorapatite
Formula:	Ca₅(PO₄)₃F
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Unnamed SE quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Fluorapatite from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Fluorite
Formula:	CaF₂
Localities:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2009 Kevin M. Czaja. Fluorite from Riverside Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Fluorite var: Chlorophane
Locality:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA








Galena
Formula:	PbS
Localities:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA State Farm Quarry (Road Metal Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







'Garnet'
Formula:	X₃Z₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA The Feldspar Corp. Quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2011 Harold Moritz. Garnet from Dripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Goethite
Formula:	α-Fe³⁺O(OH)
Locality:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Greenockite
Formula:	CdS
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Grossular
Formula:	Ca₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Localities:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







'Gummite'
Reference:	Rutley, 12th Ed. (1900)








Hemimorphite
Formula:	Zn₄Si₂O₇(OH)₂ · H₂O
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Hydrozincite
Formula:	Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © . Hydrozincite from Middletown lead mines, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Ilmenite
Formula:	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Localities:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







~~Johannite~~
Formula:	Cu(UO₂)₂(SO₄)₂(OH)₂ · 8H₂O
Localities:	~~White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA~~ (more information) ~~White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA~~ (more information)







Kaolinite
Formula:	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Kyanite
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Localities:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Lepidolite
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Lepidolite from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
'Limonite'
Formula:	FeO(OH) · nH₂O
Localities:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Linarite
Formula:	PbCu(SO₄)(OH)₂
Reference:	Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.234







Litharge
Formula:	PbO
Reference:	Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.234







Malachite
Formula:	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © Mike Polletta. Malachite from Middletown lead mines, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Marcasite
Formula:	FeS₂
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Massicot
Formula:	PbO
Reference:	Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.234







Meta-autunite
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 6-8H₂O
Localities:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Microcline
Formula:	KAlSi₃O₈
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Microcline from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Microlite Group
Localities:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Photo: © 2009 Kevin M. Czaja. Microlite Group from Riverside Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Mimetite
Formula:	Pb₅(AsO₄)₃Cl
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Minium
Formula:	Pb₃O₄
Reference:	Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.234







Molybdenite
Formula:	MoS₂
Locality:	Unnamed SE quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Molybdenite from Unnamed SE quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
'Monazite'
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA








Muscovite
Formula:	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Localities:	Reported from at least 6 localities in this region.






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Muscovite from The Feldspar Corp. Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Opal var: Opal-AN
Formula:	SiO₂ · nH₂O
Localities:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Opal-AN from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
'Perthite'
Locality:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA








Prehnite
Formula:	Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂
Localities:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Pyrite
Formula:	FeS₂
Localities:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Unnamed SE quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © Don Volkman 02/06. Pyrite from Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Pyrolusite
Formula:	MnO₂
Locality:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Pyromorphite
Formula:	Pb₅(PO₄)₃Cl
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Pyrrhotite
Formula:	Fe_1-xS (x = 0 to 0.17)
Locality:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Unnamed SE quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Quartz from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Quartz var: Rock Crystal
Locality:	State Farm Quarry (Road Metal Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA








Quartz var: Rose Quartz
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Rose Quartz from Riverside Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Quartz var: Smoky Quartz
Formula:	SiO₂
Localities:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA The Feldspar Corp. Quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Dripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Rhodonite
Formula:	MnSiO₃
Locality:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Rutile ?
Formula:	TiO₂
Locality:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA - erroneously reported







Samarskite-(Y)
Formula:	(Y,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,U,Th,Ca)₂(Nb,Ta)₂O₈
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Scheelite
Formula:	Ca(WO₄)
Localities:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Schorl
Formula:	Na(Fe²⁺₃)Al₆(Si₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃(OH)₃(OH)
Localities:	The Feldspar Corp. Quarry, White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Schorl from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Smithsonite ?
Formula:	ZnCO₃
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA - erroneously reported







Sphalerite
Formula:	ZnS
Localities:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA State Farm Quarry (Road Metal Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © . Sphalerite from Middletown lead mines, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Spodumene
Formula:	LiAlSi₂O₆
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Spodumene from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
'Tantalite'
Formula:	(Fe,Mn)(Ta,Nb)₂O₆
Localities:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA ~~Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA~~ (more information)







Topaz
Formula:	Al₂(SiO₄)(F,OH)₂
Localities:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA ? (more information)







Torbernite
Formula:	Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂ · 12H₂O
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







'Tourmaline'
Formula:	A(D₃)G₆(T₆O₁₈)(BO₃)₃X₃Z
Locality:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







'Tourmaline var: Watermelon Tourmaline'
Locality:	White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Watermelon Tourmaline from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Uraninite
Formula:	UO₂
Reference:	Rutley, 12th Ed. (1900)
Localities:	Recorded from at least 3 other localities in this region.






Uranophane
Formula:	Ca(UO₂)₂[HSiO₄]₂ · 5H₂O
Localities:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







Vesuvianite
Formula:	(Ca,Na,☐)₁₉(Al,Mg,Fe³⁺)₁₃(☐,B,Al,Fe³⁺)₅(Si₂O₇)₄(SiO₄)₁₀(OH,F,O)₁₀
Localities:	White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA







'Voltzite' ?
Locality:	Middletown lead mines (Middletown Mine), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA - erroneously reported








Zircon
Formula:	ZrSiO₄
Localities:	Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock District (White Rocks District), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2010 Harold Moritz. Zircon from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA
Zircon var: Calyptolite
Reference:	Am Jour Sci (1851) 2nd sers vol 12:210








Zircon var: Cyrtolite
Formula:	Zr[(SiO₄),(OH)₄]
Locality:	Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA






Photo: © 2009 Kevin M. Czaja. Cyrtolite from White Rocks Quarry, White Rock District, Middletown, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, USA

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