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Gahnite from
Great Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Gahnite
Formula:ZnAl2O4
Comments:"broken green crystals, a quarter of an inch in diameter, in gneiss" (Schooner 1958)
Colour:green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gahnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Great Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:102024
Long-form Identifier:1:3:102024:3
GUID (UUID V4):e7fe99aa-bd93-4c7d-a68c-2376d206a38c
Nearest other occurrences of Gahnite
3.4km (2.1 miles) Pelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.0km (4.4 miles) Nike prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.0km (5.0 miles) Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
10.2km (6.3 miles) Thulite locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
10.8km (6.7 miles) Chrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) Timms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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