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Unnamed pegmatite prospect #4, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
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Unnamed pegmatite prospect #4Prospect (Inactive)
South GlastonburyVillage
GlastonburyTown
Hartford CountyCounty
ConnecticutState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 38' 32'' North , 72° 36' 4'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Prospect (Inactive) - last checked 2020
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Cromwell13,750 (2017)6.4km
Glastonbury Center7,387 (2017)6.5km
Glastonbury31,876 (2017)7.8km
Portland5,862 (2017)8.4km
Lake Pocotopaug3,436 (2017)9.0km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central ConnecticutMeriden, Connecticut21km
Bristol Gem & Mineral ClubBristol, Connecticut29km
New Haven Mineral ClubNew Haven, Connecticut46km
Mindat Locality ID:
404312
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:404312:9
GUID (UUID V4):
d377f6fe-48fb-44fd-8d60-a9b46f66c29e


A small unnamed pegmatite prospect between the Howe Quarries #2 and #3, so probably worked by the same folks.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

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4 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
References:
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2

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