Herderite from
State Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type: | Quarry | |
Classification | ||
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Species: | Herderite | |
Formula: | CaBe(PO4)F | |
Comments: | undoubtedly hydroxylherderite as there is still but one or two chemically verified herderite specimen in the world and even the so-called type locality for true herderite does not have the species by modern chemical analyses. "Chemical analysis of herderite, collected by the author, at the State Forest Mine in East Hampton, Connecticut, indicate that it is the hydroxyl variety" (Januzzi 1994). | |
Confirmation | ||
Validity: | Erroneously Reported | |
Data | ||
Mineral Data: | Click here to view Herderite data | |
Locality Data: | Click here to view State Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
Data Identifiers | ||
Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131759 | |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131759:6 | |
GUID (UUID V4): | 4f04bb5b-aeda-4a1e-a0f6-42ea324245a0 | |
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