| Locality type: | Prospect |
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| Species: | Microcline |
| Formula: | K(AlSi3O8) |
| Habit: | anhedral |
| Colour: | white to cream |
| Quality for species: | Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Beryl | ⓘ9 photos of Microcline associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Columbite-(Fe) | ⓘ7 photos of Microcline associated with Columbite-(Fe) at this locality. |
| Almandine | ⓘ3 photos of Microcline associated with Almandine at this locality. |
| Albite | ⓘ3 photos of Microcline associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Zircon | ⓘ2 photos of Microcline associated with Zircon at this locality. |
| Chlorophane | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Chlorophane at this locality. |
| Muscovite | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Opal-AN | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Opal-AN at this locality. |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Strüverite | ⓘ1 photo of Microcline associated with Strüverite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Microcline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Slocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131721 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131721:3 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 8ad883ac-9bf8-41b5-b408-6afb5de61270 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Microcline |
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| 3.5km (2.2 miles) | ⓘBecker Quarry, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.3km (2.7 miles) | ⓘBailey prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘMt. Tom prospects, Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘEnegren Mica Mine (Power Mica Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 2 Mica Mine, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘWorth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘVespa stone quarry, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.1km (3.1 miles) | ⓘRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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| Reference Search (possible matching items) |
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 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Dayton Road District SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT JOHN H. BETTS 215 West 98 Street, Apt. 2F New...of the most promising forgotten locations in Connecticut is an area of old pegmatite quarries in South...of Portland, Connecticut, just north of the Portland-South Glastonbury town line and east of Route 17...quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north. This district...Hollister prospect 3. Hale q u a r r y 4. Case prospeel 6. Bordonaro prospeel 6. Gotta Waldcn prospect 7. Strickland |  | | Report (issue) | | ___ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of Connecticut ___ _ Geology of the Middletown district ___________...Androscoggin County ______________________ _ Berry feldspar quarry __________________ _ Cumberland County ___..._______________________ _ Oxford County ____________________________ _ Barrett beryl prospect __________________ _...Brown-Thurston beryl prospect __________ _ Bumpus feldspar quarry ________________ _ Donahue mica prospect _________________...and prospects-Continued Maine-Continued Oxford County-Continued George Elliot mica mine ________________ |
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Slocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA