Eosphorite from
Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Eosphorite | |
| Formula: | Mn2+Al(PO4)(OH)2 · H2O | |
| Comments: | Intimately associated with quartz, dickinsonite, triploidite and rhodochrosite. Pink, translucent, prismatic crystals to around 1 cm long show rough striae parallel to the long axis, associated with micro encrusting quartz and apatite. | |
| Habit: | mostly massive, rare prismatic crystals | |
| Colour: | pale pink, grayish-, bluish-, and yellowish-white, white | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Valid - Type Locality | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) Hureaulite Lithiophilite Natrophilite Rhodochrosite Triploidite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Hydroxylapatite | ⓘ6 photos of Eosphorite associated with Hydroxylapatite at this locality. | |
| Fairfieldite | ⓘ2 photos of Eosphorite associated with Fairfieldite at this locality. | |
| Natrophilite | ⓘ1 photo of Eosphorite associated with Natrophilite at this locality. | |
| Lithiophilite | ⓘ1 photo of Eosphorite associated with Lithiophilite at this locality. | |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Eosphorite associated with Quartz at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Eosphorite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 97374 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:97374:2 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | f5b6b36a-9900-4960-bb45-cbbffcb8be2a | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Eosphorite | ||
| 79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| References | ||
Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA