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Muscovite from Connecticut, USA

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  • Connecticut
Mason, Anita (1976) The World of Rocks and Minerals. Larousse & Co., Inc., New York.
      • Bethel
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
      • Brookfield
Barton, William R. and Carl. E. Goldsmith. (1968), New England Beryllium Investigations. US Bureau Mines Report of Investigations 7070.
Personal Collection
Januzzi, Ronald. E. (1994) Mineral Data Book - Western Connecticut and Environs. Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
      • Danbury
Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.185
Former Ed Force collection.
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Januzzi, Ronald. E. (1994) Mineral Data Book - Western Connecticut and Environs. Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
      • Easton
J. Zolan field observation
      • Fairfield
Specimens collected by Jeremy Zolan on 7/4/2007
Jeremy Zolan
Agar, William M. (1933), Notes on the Danbury granodiorite gneiss. American Journal of Science: series 5, 25: 1-19.
        • Byram
Tony Nickischer
self-identified
      • Monroe
Schairer, J. F. (1931): The Minerals of Connecticut. State Geological and Natural History Survey, Hartford Conn. Bull. 51.
Notes by Jeremy Zolan
[var. Sericite] Manchester, James G. (1931) The Minerals of New York City and its Environs. Bulletin of the New York Mineralogical Club Vol. 3 (1) New York Mineralogical Club
      • Newtown
        • Hawleyville
Lapham (1957): Epidote from Hawleyville
former Ronald Januzzi collection.
Manchester, James G. (1931) The Minerals of New York City and its Environs. Bulletin of the New York Mineralogical Club Vol. 3 (1) New York Mineralogical Club
      • Redding (Reading)
        • Branchville
Weber, Marcelle H., Sullivan, Earle C. (1995) Connecticut Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (6) 396-409 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.11761569
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Shainin (1946)
Cameron, Eugene N.
Larrabee, David M.
McNair, Andrew H.
Page, James T.
Stewart, Glenn W.
Jeremy Zolan Collection/Field Observations
Manchester, James G. (1931) The Minerals of New York City and its Environs. Bulletin of the New York Mineralogical Club Vol. 3 (1) New York Mineralogical Club
Ronald Januzzi (1959) and collection
ridgefieldct.org (2006) http://ridgefieldct.org/content/52/124/576.aspx#Barrack%20Hill%20Refuge
      • Stratford
Jeremy Zolan Collection
Former Marcelle Weber collection
      • Trumbull
        • Long Hill
Jeremy Zolan
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Sullivan, Earle C. (1985): History and Minerals of Old Mine Park. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded. Trumbull Historical Society, Inc.
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Shannon, Earl V. (1921) The old tungsten mine in Trumbull, Connecticut. American Mineralogist, 6 (8) 126-128
Shannon, Earl V. (1921b), Some Minerals from the Old Tungsten Mine at Long Hill in Trumbull, Connecticut. Proceedings U.S. National Museum: 58(2348): 469-482.
Busha, David L. (2023) Personal Communication.
J. Zolan Collec.
Sullivan (1985)
Specimens collected by Earle Sullivan, Harold Moritz collection
Observed at locality by Mike Polletta
      • Wilton
Jeremy Zolan field observation
    • Hartford County
      • Avon
John Burnham
      • Bristol
Wilson, Wendell E. (2001) Notes From the Editors - Old Yuma mine. The Mineralogical Record, 32 (6) 426-501
      • Burlington
        • Taine Mountain
John Burnham collection
      • Canton
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
www.geol.vt.edu/gradstu/pwelch/research.html
      • Glastonbury
Barton, W. & C. E. Goldsmith (1968) New England Beryllium investigations. US Bureau Mines RI 7070
        • East Glastonbury
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Bastin, Edson S. (1910): Economic Geology of the Feldspar Deposits of the United States. U. S. Geol. Survey Bull. 420.
Dana 6:892 & 1060.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
        • South Glastonbury
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Betts (1999).
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Betts, John. (1999): The Quarries and Minerals of the Dayton Road District, South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Rocks and Minerals. Volume 74, Number 2. pp. 110-121.
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Januzzi, 1976. Mineral Localities of CT and Southeastern NY State, p.148
Rocks and Minerals (1999) 74:110-121
Personally collected by Kevin Czaja.
Field observations
Field observations
Rocks and Minerals (1999) 74:110-121
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Bastin, Edson S. (1910): Economic Geology of the Feldspar Deposits of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 420, Government Printing Office.
Bastin, Edson S. (1910): Economic Geology of the Feldspar Deposits of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 420, Government Printing Office.
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Rocks & Min 74:121 (1999)
Rocks and Minerals (1999) 74:110-121
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Field observations
Betts, John. (1999): The Quarries and Minerals of the Dayton Road District, South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Rocks and Minerals. Volume 74, Number 2. pp. 110-121.
Field observations
Davis, Fred E. and Stefan Nicolescu. (2011): Samarskite Rediscovered at the Spinelli Prospect, Glastonbury, Connecticut. Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History: 52(1):135-152
      • Granby
John Burnham
    • Litchfield County
      • Canaan
        • Falls Village
Former Ed Force collection.
      • Cornwall
        • West Cornwall
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
USGS Professional Paper 255: 305.
      • Harwinton
Ed Force collection
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
King, V.T. (1986) World News on Mineral Occurrences. Rocks & Minerals: 61(6): 345.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
      • Morris
W.C. van Laer: field notes, 1977
[var. Damourite] Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
      • New Milford
        • Upper Merryall
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
USGS Prof Paper 255, Sterrett (1923)
Eldridge, Rev. Joseph. (1900), History of Norfolk. Massachusetts Printing Co., Everett, Mass.: 497.
      • Roxbury
Former Ed Force collection.
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
        • Mine Hill (Ore Hill)
Dale and Gregory (1911)
Mike Polleta Collected and identified these visually. An apatite and kyanite specimen are at the Kent museum of mining and mineral science.
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
        • Thomaston Dam
Field observations
Vogt, Wolfgang. (1991), Rediscovering Thomaston Dam. Lapidary Journal: April.
Zodac, Peter. (1959), Minerals at Thomaston Dam, Connecticut
Rocks & Minerals: 34: 3.
Collected by Mike Polletta.
      • Torrington (Wolcottville)
Jeremy Zolan Collection/Field Observation
Merguerian, Charles. (1985), Geology in the vicinity of the Hodges Complex and the Tyler Lake granite, West Torrington, Connecticut, in R. J. Tracy, ed., 77th New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference, New Haven, Connecticut. Connecticut Geological and Natural History Survey Guidebook No. 6: 411-442.
Mike Polletta field observation
      • Washington
[var. Damourite] Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Januzzi, Ronald (1959) The Minerals of Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut.
      • Watertown
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
      • Woodbury
Weber, Marcelle H., Sullivan, Earle C. (1995) Connecticut Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (6) 396-409 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.11761569
Mike Polletta Observation
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
    • Middlesex County
      • Deep River
Observation by Jeremy Zolan
Personally collected by Adam Berluti in 2007
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Collected by A. Berluti in 2009-11
      • East Haddam
        • Moodus
Barton and Goldsmith (1968): New England Beryllium Investigations. US Bureau of Mines Report of Investigation 7070.
Smith, Charles, Maps of Mines and Quarries of Connecticut 1972
        • Airline Railroad
Schooner, Richard. (1958) THE MINERALOGY OF THE PORTLAND-EAST HAMPTON-MIDDLETOWN-HADDAM AREA IN CONNECTICUT (With a few notes on Glastonbury and Marlborough)
Zodac, Peter. (1940): A Chlorophane Occurrence Near East Hampton, Conn. Rocks & Minerals, vol. 15, no. 11, p. 376.
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Shannon, Earl V. (1920) The old lithia mine in Chatham, Connecticut. American Mineralogist, 5 (4) 82-84
USGS Professional Paper 255.
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Rowan M. Lytle Collection
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
        • Cobalt
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Mark Mallozzi collection
Cameron et al (1954) USGS Prof Paper 255
Cameron et al (1954) USGS Prof Paper 255
Baston, Edson S. (1910), Economic Geology of the Feldspar Deposits of the United States. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 420.
        • Hog Hill
Cameron et al. (1954) USGS Professional Paper 255
Cameron et al (1954) USGS Prof Paper 255
Rowan M. Lytle Collection
Collection of Rowan M. Lytle
Fred Davis photo
LMSCC Newsletter, Sept. 2005
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Cameron et al. (1954) USGS Professional Paper 255
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
P Cristofono collection, 2007
Former Richard Schooner collection.
Cameron et al (1954)
      • Haddam
Williams (circa 1945)
Harold Moritz collection (former Ronald Januzzi collection)
www.lmscc.org/CCCQuarry.htm
Williams, Horace S. (circa 1945): Article for New York Society of Mineralogists. Brainerd Public Library, Haddam, Connecticut.
Williams, Horace S. (circa 1945): Article for New York Society of Mineralogists. Brainerd Public Library, Haddam, Connecticut.
        • Haddam Neck
Harold Moritz field observations during decommissioning.
Field observations
Scovil, Jeffrey A. (1992): Famous Mineral Localities: the Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut. (Mineralogical Record, 23(1):19-28.)
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Mineralogical Magazine 1902 13 : 97-121.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Ingerson, Earl. (1938): Uraninite And Associated Minerals From Haddam Neck, Connecticut. American Mineralogist: 23 (4): 269-276.
plus many field observations.
Field observations
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
        • Higganum
Former Don Miller collection
Former Don Miller collection
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Kevin Czaja Collection
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Williams, Horace S. (circa 1945): Article for New York Society of Mineralogists. Brainerd Public Library, Haddam, Connecticut.
Williams, Horace S. (circa 1945): Article for New York Society of Mineralogists. Brainerd Public Library, Haddam, Connecticut.
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
USGS Professional Paper 255.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Lundgren, Lawrence Jr. (1979) The Bedrock Geology of the Haddam Quadrangle. Quadrangle Report 37.. State Geological and Natural History Survey of Connecticut
      • Middletown
Former Ed Force collection.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Cameron et al (1954) USGS Prof Paper 255
        • White Rock Mining District
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Schooner (1958)
Cameron et al (1954)
Schairer (1931)
Bastin (1910)
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
      • Portland
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Bastin (1910)
Rocks & Min.: 16: 164-167.
Ted Johnson collection
Brookins, D.G., Fairbairn, H.W., Hurley, P.M., and Pinson, W.H. (1969): Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology 22, 157-168.
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Field observations
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
        • Collins Hill
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
          • Strickland pegmatite
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Rocks & Min.: 12: 141-143.
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Sterrett, Douglas B. (1923), Mica Deposits Of The United States, USGS Bulletin 740: 65-67.
USGS Professional Paper 255: 333-338.
Rowan M. Lytle Collection
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Weber, Marcelle H., Sullivan, Earle C. (1995) Connecticut Mineral Locality Index. Rocks & Minerals, 70 (6) 396-409 doi:10.1080/00357529.1995.11761569
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Hanson, S., Jarnot, B. M., Falster, A. U., Simmons, W. B., and Nizamoff, J. W., 2003, Nb-Ta-Ti Oxide Minerals from Two Pegmatites of the Middletown Area, Connecticut, Program with Abstracts, v.30, p. 11.
Field observations
Stugard, Frederick, Jr. (1958) PEGMATITES OF THE MIDDLETOWN AREA, CONNECTICUT. USGS Bulletin 1042-Q.
Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:443-449
Barton and Goldsmith (1968)
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
    • New Haven County
      • Ansonia
Visual identification by Mike Polletta
      • Beacon Falls
Visual identification by Mike Polletta
      • Bethany
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
      • Branford
Schairer, John Frank (1931): The Minerals of Connecticut(State Geological and Natural History Survey Bulletin 51)
Foye, 1949. The Geology of Eastern CT, p.83
      • Cheshire
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Anthony Scalzi collection
      • Prospect
Specimen identified by Mike Polletta
Nekkhi Murtishi
      • Seymour
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Jeremy Zolan Micromount Collection
J. Zolan field observation
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
      • Southbury
Bill Barrett Coll.
        • Southford
Cameron, Eugene N., , (1954) Pegmatite investigations, 1942-45, in New England. Professional Paper 255. US Geological Survey doi:10.3133/pp255
      • Waterbury
Visual identification by Mike Polletta
Visual identification by Mike Polletta
Visual identification at the locality by Mike Polletta
J. Zolan/M. Polletta observation
    • New London County
      • Norwich
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
      • Salem
Visual ID by Mike Polletta And Jeremy Zolan
    • Tolland County
Jeremy Zolan specimen
      • Willington
        • West Willington
Ague, J. J. (1995): Deep Crustal Growth of Quartz, Kyanite and Garnet into Large-Aperature, fluid-filled fractures, northeastern Connecticut, USA. Journal of Metamorphic Geology: 13: 299-314.
P Cristofono collection, 2008
    • Windham County
      • Thompson
        • West Thompson
[var. Fuchsite] Rocks & Minerals. Vol. 70. No. 6
 
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