| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Heterosite |
| Formula: | (Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4 |
| Comments: | The cited reference used by Seaman is false. Lithiophilite may be leached and oxidized to purpurite. The process does not materially alter the Mn:Fe ratio of the parent material (Paulus Brian Moore, personal communication). |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Erroneously Reported |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Heterosite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131160 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131160:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 57d76317-d50f-4b06-8b70-c669eed5210a |
| Nearest other occurrences of Heterosite |
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| 60.8km (37.8 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 80.8km (50.2 miles) | ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 80.8km (50.2 miles) | ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.4km (50.6 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. |
