Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Schorl |
Formula: | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
Comments: | generally anhedral to subhedral, crystals crumble readily. Euhedral crystals pseudomorphed by fine-grained muscovite are common. |
Habit: | elongated prisms with shallow rhombohedral terminations |
Colour: | black |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Muscovite | β22 photos of Schorl associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
Albite | β11 photos of Schorl associated with Albite at this locality. |
Quartz | β7 photos of Schorl associated with Quartz at this locality. |
Columbite-(Fe) | β2 photos of Schorl associated with Columbite-(Fe) at this locality. |
Beryl | β2 photos of Schorl associated with Beryl at this locality. |
Feldspar Group | 1 photo of Schorl associated with Feldspar Group at this locality. |
Mica Group | 1 photo of Schorl associated with Mica Group at this locality. |
Fluorapatite | β1 photo of Schorl associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Schorl data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Nathan Hall Quarry (Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Photo Gallery | View Gallery (8 photos) |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 349564 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:349564:3 |
GUID (UUID V4): | e12ce30f-dd9e-484f-9418-ac7642de3879 |
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl |
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0.2km (0.1 miles) | βState Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
2.4km (1.5 miles) | βState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.0km (1.9 miles) | βGreat Hill Pond Brook pegmatite, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
3.2km (2.0 miles) | βPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.1km (2.5 miles) | βBishop Hill Schorl Locality, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.1km (2.6 miles) | βHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.3km (2.7 miles) | βStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.3km (2.7 miles) | βSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.5km (2.8 miles) | βUnnamed building stone quarry, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
4.8km (3.0 miles) | βCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Nathan Hall Quarry, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA