| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | Tapiolite-(Fe) |
| Formula: | Fe2+Ta2O6 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Three specimens are known, with very similar with crystals about 3-4 cm, in quartz, albite and/or muscovite. Two are complexly crystallized apparently twinned, that somewhat resemble garnets, but of course black and submetallic. Other than one specimen from the Hale Quarry, this is the only known Connecticut location for this mineral. An additional three specimens were collected in the 1980's by David Busha but remained unidentified until 2019. |
| Habit: | Complex, twinned short prisms or pyramidal tetragonal. |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | β4 photos of Tapiolite-(Fe) associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β4 photos of Tapiolite-(Fe) associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β2 photos of Tapiolite-(Fe) associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tapiolite-(Fe) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Nathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 848457 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:848457:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 4187f2a1-7eeb-47b1-8a86-560dd0417392 |
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Nathan Hall Quarry, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA