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Plainville Trap Rock Quarry (Tilcon New Britain Quarry), Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 39' 56'' North , 72° 49' 53'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Plainville17,328 (2017)2.4km
New Britain72,808 (2017)4.3km
Farmington25,000 (2017)6.0km
Kensington8,459 (2017)6.2km
Newington30,562 (2017)9.6km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Bristol Gem & Mineral ClubBristol, Connecticut10km
Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central ConnecticutMeriden, Connecticut14km
New Haven Mineral ClubNew Haven, Connecticut41km
Mindat Locality ID:
230050
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:230050:7
GUID (UUID V4):
2c6e011a-9b04-4635-bd83-59b25b3dbe59


A very large (0.7 x 1.3 km) quarry in the Jurassic Holyoke Basalt operated by Tilcon Corp. for aggregate, rip-rap, etc. Despite its size and many cross-cutting faults, it has very little mineralization.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
References:
β“˜ Babingtonite
Formula: Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Habit: Crystal druse.
Colour: Black
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
References:
β“˜ Bornite
Formula: Cu5FeS4
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chrysocolla
Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
β“˜ Copper
Formula: Cu
β“˜ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
Habit: earthy
Colour: red
Description: Secondary red crust associated with bornite, chrysocolla, malachite in a fault-hosted hydrothermal vein.
β“˜ Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
β“˜ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
β“˜ Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Habit: massive
Colour: yellow-green to black
Description: Soft, waxy material with copper mineralization in a fault-hosted hydrothermal vein.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Copper1.AA.05Cu
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Bornite2.BA.15Cu5FeS4
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Babingtonite9.DK.05Ca2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
β“˜Chrysocolla9.ED.20Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1
β“˜Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
β“˜Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Hβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Hβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
BBoron
Bβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Oβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Oβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Oβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Siβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Siβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Caβ“˜ DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Caβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ BabingtoniteCa2(Fe,Mn)FeSi5O14(OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ CopperCu
Cuβ“˜ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ BorniteCu5FeS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ ChrysocollaCu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1
Cuβ“˜ CupriteCu2O
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4

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