| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Muscovite |
| Formula: | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | largest mica “books” were not more than 5 inches across and showed wedge structure, crumpling, or ruling |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Muscovite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Metatorbernite | ⓘ1 photo of Muscovite associated with Metatorbernite at this locality. |
| Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Muscovite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Muscovite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Howe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 621680 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:621680:1 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0245ef6a-de79-43e5-8316-9b7c0a6215b1 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite |
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| 0.1km (0.1 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite prospect #6, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite prospect #5, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘHowe Quarry #2, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite prospect #7, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.3km (0.2 miles) | ⓘUnnamed pegmatite prospect #4, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘGriswold Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘSimpson prospect #1, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘHowe Quarry #3, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.4km (0.3 miles) | ⓘSimpson prospect #3, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 0.5km (0.3 miles) | ⓘPratt Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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