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Pollucite from
Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Pollucite
Formula:(Cs,Na)2(Al2Si4O12) · 2H2O
Comments:In the lithium mineral zone of the western pegmatite. Masses and cleavages to as much as a foot in length and six to eight inches in width have been recovered. It is closely associated with spodumene crystals, rubellite and other colored lithium tourmalines, caesium beryl, lepidolite, montebrasite, blue and white cleavelandite, and smoky quartz. It has a platy structure or it occurs as fractured masses, the fractures often being filled by dull white chalcedony.
Colour:colorless
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Cleavelanditeā“˜9 photos of Pollucite associated with Cleavelandite at this locality.
Lepidoliteā“˜6 photos of Pollucite associated with Lepidolite at this locality.
Elbaiteā“˜4 photos of Pollucite associated with Elbaite at this locality.
Petaliteā“˜3 photos of Pollucite associated with Petalite at this locality.
Halloysiteā“˜3 photos of Pollucite associated with Halloysite at this locality.
Spodumeneā“˜2 photos of Pollucite associated with Spodumene at this locality.
Opal-ANā“˜2 photos of Pollucite associated with Opal-AN at this locality.
Microclineā“˜1 photo of Pollucite associated with Microcline at this locality.
Montebrasiteā“˜1 photo of Pollucite associated with Montebrasite at this locality.
Illite1 photo of Pollucite associated with Illite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Pollucite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (16 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:130136
Long-form Identifier:1:3:130136:6
GUID (UUID V4):03108d06-eaa8-45f9-a0fe-7f2a9a85bfa8
Nearest other occurrences of Pollucite
2.8km (1.7 miles) ā“˜Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ā“˜Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
19.8km (12.3 miles) ā“˜Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
84.8km (52.7 miles) ā“˜Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
92.5km (57.5 miles) ā“˜Clark Ledge pegmatite locality, Chesterfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
96.6km (60.0 miles) ā“˜Barrus farm pegmatite localities, Goshen, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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part 2 4-7 Auglaize Junction Report 5-11 US Pollucite Localities 12-19 Chapter Reports 20-25 Our...Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds...Vol.49, No.4 No. III Page 12 United States Pollucite Localities with Primary Citations Dittrich (2017...his Ph.D. thesis created a worldwide list of pollucite occurrences. The United States localities were............................................ 3 Connecticut ............................................
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6 (Right) - Sheet Copper ā€“ Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2ā€”Dr. Weisā€™s Personal Memorabilia... If you have ever had the desire to detonate a quarry blast or create an earthquake you will be able...Figure 7ā€”Manganoan Calcite ā€“ Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - ā€œWonderful World of Agatesā€...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of
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THE WALDEN GEM MINE By DAVID M. SEAMAN American Museum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. The Walden...the Walden farm just off of Cotton Hill road about five miles northeast of Portland, Connecticut. To...Middletown, Connecticut across the Connecticut River over the high bridge and into Portland and continue...continue eastward from Portland along 6A to the junction with route 17. Turn north on route 17 past the Gotta...road and the first farmhouse on your right is the Walden farm. Drive along the dirt road between the barn
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THE PARAGENESIS OF THE WALDEN PEGMATITE, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT (PART ONE) By DAVID M. SEAMAN American...in a number of pegmatites In the Middletown, Connecticut district indicates that there is a general trend...placed on the paragenesis of the minerals of the Walden pegmatite since it has been opened up only in recent...was readily available. Location The Walden Quarry, or Walden Gem Mine, as it is most commonly known,...Edward Walden farm along Cotton Hill Road, about five miles ROCKS AND MINERALS northeast of Portland, Middlesex
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Connecticut Gems & Gem Minerals A variety of Connecticut's beautiful gemstones are represented in East...hydrothermal veins to metamorphic trap rocksā€”have produced gem minerals. Some species, such as datolite, are of...earlier years, several Connecticut loĀ­ calities were successfully mined for gem rough; these comĀ­ mercial...included the Gillette quarry (elbaite), RoeĀ­ bling mine (beryl), and Slocum quarry (beryl). Harte (1944)...(1944) states that "Connecticut has produced a very considerable number of gem stones in the semi-precious
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CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer perĀ­ mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization
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"CESIUM" AND THE STi iTE OF "CONNECTICUT" By B E R N A R D W . JOHNSON 1 6 W a d s w o r t h S t . ,...The natural ore of cesium is a minĀ­ eral called POLLUCITE, which essenĀ­ tially looks like a clear highly...hardness isā€”6.5 to 7 . 0 . Specific Gravity isā€”2.9. Pollucite is a rare mineral and ore. It is found in rock...BERYLLIUM, with perhaps a small amount of specimens and gem material being saved for collectors and the gemologist...matites and their formations DO N O T contain pollucite or cesium in any form whatsoever. Within the realm
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had access to many quarries in the state of Connecticut. Gem-quality tourmaline crystals had been found...like this piece, as most of the fluorites from the quarry are green, and this one is truly atypical. After...and dealer. Today, in 2008, the only place in Connecticut where such finds can be easily collected is Greenā€™s...COVER: gold on quartz, 4.5 inches tall, Placer County, California Dedication This book is dedicated...Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com Library of Congress Control
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full color. $15- each or both for $25postpaid in USA Excalibur Mineral Corporation 1885 Seminole Trlā€”Ste...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...Schooner, the person who knew more about central Connecticut mineralogy than anyone else of his day, and the...articles, in addition to one on the Strickland quarry, Iā€™m going to make a very serious effort to clear...large masses of rock. Splitting an old Jail Hill quarry specimen of bustamite and johannsenite?, I exposed
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experiences of The Shoreline Mineral Club of Madison, Connecticut. On Saturday, April 3, 1965, we held our first...each one. Larry Rush and I prepared a map of Connecticut showing easily accessible collecting sites and...discovered one of Rob's choice pieces of pollucite from Walden Gem Mine had gotten into the pile by mistake...briefly on what minerals were to be found. GEM MAKER s365.0 - GEM FACETOR $15Ā°.Ā° Amateurs or professionals.... ALL will find new enjoyment in this different Gem Moker. All necessary lapidary equipment b furnished
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composition were found between these species. Pollucite was first described as a sodium and potassium...include (underlined name has priority) analcime (pollucite and wairakite), chabazite (herschelite and willhendersonile)...defined; therefore, they are retained as species. Pollucite is defined as the member with greater than 50...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...such as cesiumsodium-rich pollucite, analcime, or bikitaite. Primary pollucite crystallizes in middle to
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composition were found between these species. Pollucite was first described as a sodium and potassium...include (underlined name has priority) analcime (pollucite and wairakite), chabazite (herschelite and willhendersonile)...defined; therefore, they are retained as species. Pollucite is defined as the member with greater than 50...Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...such as cesiumsodium-rich pollucite, analcime, or bikitaite. Primary pollucite crystallizes in middle to
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