State Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USAi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| State Route 67 construction site | Construction Site |
| Oxford | Town |
| New Haven County | County |
| Connecticut | State |
| USA | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 25' 25'' North , 73° 6' 24'' West
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven Mineral Club | New Haven, Connecticut | 20km |
| Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut | Meriden, Connecticut | 28km |
| Danbury Mineralogical Society | Danbury, Connecticut | 29km |
| Bristol Gem & Mineral Club | Bristol, Connecticut | 31km |
Large construction site for development into retail stores, much blasted schist/gneiss bedrock being processed and yielding mineralization in fractures/Alpine clefts.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Colour: white to pale yellow or pink Description: Mostly as a rock-forming mineral but also as microcrystals in fractures in gneiss. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| β Beryl Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18) Reference: Personally collected by Mike Polletta |
| β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: Personally collected by Mike Polletta |
| β Chabazite-Ca Formula: (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O Habit: rhombohedral Colour: pale brown to pale gray Description: Micro crystals coated with pyrite in fractures with quartz, heulandite, adularia, albite, calcite. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| β Heulandite-Ca Formula: (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O Habit: coffin-shaped Colour: colorless to pale brown Description: Micro crystals in fractures with quartz, chabazite, adularia, pyrite, albite. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| β 'K Feldspar' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Habit: wedge-shaped micro crystals Colour: milky yellow-white Description: Micro crystals in fractures with quartz, chabazite, heulandite, pyrite. Reference: Harold Moritz specimen |
| β 'K Feldspar var. Adularia' Formula: KAlSi3O8 Habit: wedge-shaped micro crystals Colour: milky yellow-white Description: Micro crystals in fractures with quartz, chabazite, heulandite, pyrite. Reference: Harold Moritz specimen |
| β Laumontite Formula: CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O Habit: elongated prismatic Colour: colorless Description: Microcrystals in fractures with other zeolite, calcite, albite, etc. Reference: Harold Moritz collection |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Habit: cuboctahedral micro crystals Description: Micro crystals in fractures with quartz, chabazite, heulandite, adularia. Scattered and completely coating some chabazite. Reference: Harold Moritz specimen |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Habit: drusy micro crystals Description: Micro crystals in fractures with adularia, chabazite, heulandite, pyrite. Reference: Harold Moritz specimen |
| β Schorl Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) Reference: Personally collected by Mike Polletta |
| β 'Stilbite Subgroup' Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O Reference: Personally collected by Mike Polletta |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Beryl | 9.CJ.05 | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| β | Chabazite-Ca | 9.GD.10 | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 Β· 12H2O |
| β | Heulandite-Ca | 9.GE.05 | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 Β· 26H2O |
| β | Laumontite | 9.GB.10 | CaAl2Si4O12 Β· 4H2O |
| β | Schorl | 9.CK.05 | NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'K Feldspar' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | 'var. Adularia' | - | KAlSi3O8 |
| β | 'Stilbite Subgroup' | - | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] Β· nH2O |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| H | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| H | β Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| H | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| H | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Be | Beryllium | |
| Be | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| O | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| O | β Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| O | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| O | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | β Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Na | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Al | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Al | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Al | β Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Al | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| Al | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Beryl | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Si | β Stilbite Subgroup | M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| Si | β Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Si | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| Si | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| K | Potassium | |
| K | β K Feldspar var. Adularia | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | β K Feldspar | KAlSi3O8 |
| K | β Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Ca | β Chabazite-Ca | (Ca,K2,Na2)2[Al2Si4O12]2 · 12H2O |
| Ca | β Heulandite-Ca | (Ca,Na)5(Si27Al9)O72 · 26H2O |
| Ca | β Laumontite | CaAl2Si4O12 · 4H2O |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | β Schorl | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
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State Route 67 construction site, Oxford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA