Locality type: | Quarry |
Classification |
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Species: | Magnesite var: Iron-bearing Magnesite |
Formula: | (Mg,Fe)CO3 |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | Crystals to several cm. Much more common than reported ankerite. Iron typically in the range of 0.05-0.30 apfu, though reportedly a few samples have outer rims grading to pure siderite. |
Habit: | rhombohedral |
Colour: | tan to light brown |
Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
Abundance at site: | Common |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | SEM-EDS |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Iron-bearing Magnesite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 97389 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:97389:4 |
GUID (UUID V4): | dba3b24f-fe51-420a-ac1f-ca5ea4420f58 |
Nearest other occurrences of Iron-bearing Magnesite |
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74.6km (46.3 miles) | ⓘChester Emery Mines, Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
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