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Schorl from
Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry (CCC Quarry; Smith Quarry; Turkey Hill quarry lot), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


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Schorl, etc.

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Schorl
Formula:NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Comments:Very fragile crystals several cms across common, rarely well terminated thumbnail crystals in quartz.
Habit:stubby prisms with simple rhombohedral terminations
Colour:black
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartzβ“˜2 photos of Schorl associated with Quartz at this locality.
Albiteβ“˜2 photos of Schorl associated with Albite at this locality.
Microclineβ“˜1 photo of Schorl associated with Microcline at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Schorl data
Locality Data:Click here to view Civilian Conservation Corps Quarry (CCC Quarry; Smith Quarry; Turkey Hill quarry lot), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:826897
Long-form Identifier:1:3:826897:6
GUID (UUID V4):a045571c-c698-428a-b706-f43323c76872
Nearest other occurrences of Schorl
0.1km (0.1 miles) β“˜Civilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
0.7km (0.4 miles) β“˜Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
0.8km (0.5 miles) β“˜Gulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) β“˜Long Hill prospects (Turkey Hill prospects), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.1km (0.7 miles) β“˜State Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (0.9 miles) β“˜State Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) β“˜Timms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) β“˜Almandine schorl and sillimanite locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.6km (1.0 miles) β“˜Long-lot Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) β“˜Hill above the parsonage (unnamed feldspar quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Williams, Horace S. (circa 1945): Article for New York Society of Mineralogists. Brainerd Public Library, Haddam, Connecticut.
 
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