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Turkey Hill, Prospect, New Haven County, Connecticut, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 31' 21'' North , 72° 59' 56'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
41.52272,-72.99898
GeoHash:
G#: drkh4ygz2
GRN:
N28W40
Type:
Woods (Active) - last checked 2024
Deposit first discovered:
Before 2020
KΓΆppen climate type:
Dfa : Hot-summer humid continental climate
Mindat Locality ID:
440841
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:440841:6
GUID (UUID V4):
30f91b5d-25ed-4738-a697-63fb84d1c8dd


A hill inside of and surrounded by woods. Located between the Waterbury Reservoir #2, and the East Mountain Reservoir.

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7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: Dodecahedral, Massive
Colour: Brown, Red, Red-purple
Description: Massive, deep red, transparent aggregates in Schist or as brown, opaque, dodecahedral floaters.
References:
Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
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Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
β“˜ Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
References:
Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
β“˜ Forsterite var. Peridot
Formula: Mg2SiO4
References:
Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
β“˜ Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
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Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
References:
Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
References:
Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
References:
Nekkhi MurtishiIdentified by Nekkhi Murtishi: Visual Identification

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz
var. Chalcedony		4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜var. Peridot9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
β“˜Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Oβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mgβ“˜ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Siβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Forsterite var. PeridotMg2SiO4
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2

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