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Ilmenite from
Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Ilmenite
Formula:Fe2+TiO3
Comments:Zodac (1937) reports it as occurring as "Black plates along contact of white albite and grayish microcline." This is an odd, very questionable occurrence and later in the same document, he describes "smoky quartz...which had through its center a minutely thin vein of black tourmaline resembling a thin plate of ilmenite", which makes one wonder about the other piece. Schooner does not describe any other specimens.
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Extremely Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Ilmenite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96207
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96207:4
GUID (UUID V4):b636e706-9925-4b35-b58f-ba6a489de075
Nearest other occurrences of Ilmenite
0.7km (0.5 miles) Carr Brook Waterfall, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
14.7km (9.1 miles) Timms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.1km (9.4 miles) Arnold Granite Quarry (General Brainerd Quarry; Great Hill Quarry; Hazelton Quarry; Haddam Quarry; Brookes Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) Ultramafic rock bodies, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
40.8km (25.3 miles) Waterbury Road quarry, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
40.8km (25.4 miles) Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) Reynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) Thomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
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Book (edition)
THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per­ mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization
Journal (issue)
1937 . . CONTENTS FOR MAY, 1937 Chips from the Quarry ......................................................................... Minerals of the Strickland Quarry. By Peter Zodac ........................ Wesleyan...Members ............ Some Mineral Localities Near Portland, Conn. .................................... The...Auoc:iatlon 130 ROCKS and MINERALS CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY (Formerly the Bulletin Board) A NEW LAPIDARY MACHINE...ASSOOIATIO!II }8 WHOLE No. 70 MINERALS OF THE STRICKLAND QUARRY By PETER ZODAC Editor "Rocks and Minerals"
Report (volume)
Pegmatites of the Middletown Area Connecticut GEOLOGICAL SU R V EY BULLETIN This report concerns work...GEOLOGY PEGMATITES OF THE MIDDLETOWN AREA, CONNECTICUT By FREDERICK STUGARD, JR. ABSTRACT The pegmatites...pegmatites of the Middletown area in Connecticut have been mined almost continuously for feldspar and muscovite...morphic and .igneous.rock units in the area near Great Hill. .The pegmatites are composed essentially of perthite...similar to the main part of the body. This type of pegmatite is of limited economic value. About 25 percent
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
MINERALS FROM 1 CONNECTICUT HILL By Richard Schooner P. O. Box 215 East Hampton, Conn. Collins Hill, in the...the town of Portland, undoubtedly represents the most remarkably mineralized area, of its size, in southern...southern New England. The hill is not especially large, but several different formtions are present, and...has been done on the giant pegmatite at the summit. The Strickland Quarry is enormous, consisting of...treats it as a northern continuation of the Strickland Quarry. The accompanying map should furnish whatever
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
PEGMATITE MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES Downloaded by [University of Florida] at 10:46 04 August 2017...California; in the Petaca district of Rio Arriba County, New Mexico; from the Harney Peak region of South...Reagan mining district, Kern range, White Pine County, Nevada. SULFUR, S, occurs very rarely in pegmatites...New York. GRAPHITE. C, is rather uncommon in pegmatite. In the eastern and southeastern Adirondack region...Yarmouth, and Madrid, Maine. Also at Portland and Haddam Neck, Connecticut, and Native Elements (5) GOLD, Au
Report (issue)
Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut ......... 6 Table 3 Uranium occurrences in...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut...................................11 Figure 4...deposit occurs as a thin seam in graphitic Cleburne County. The property is, about 11.2 SINE phyllite which...1969; Ui radioactivity is 5 to 7 times background. Hill copper mine. RM 1968. Source ol informal Phyllite...rocks of Alabama^ Pegmatite Columbite, cyrtolite, Devonian Country rock is an ilmenite-bearing uraninite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
K E QUADRANGLE, WARREN COUNTY, NEW Y O R K . V. H. Collins and J. S. Collins, R . D . 1, Old Trail Road...Schaller, W. T . 1932. Serendibite from War­ ren County, New York and its paragenesis. Amer. Min. 17:457-465...R I T E IN T H E LOCKPORT FORMATION I N MADISON COUNTY, NEW Y O R K . W. P. Dossert and S. C. Chamberlain...composite alkalic intrusive ex­ posed in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The complex con­ sists of four intrusive...throughout the Wausau complex. I n the massive pegmatite, it commonly forms brown prismatic crystals surrounded
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
1957 at 8:20 P.M. at «5-01 118th Street, Richmond Hill, N . Y. There were 45 members and guests present...Cambria Heights 11, N . Y. LA 5-1380 . . Fulton County Mineral Club March 25th Meeting Our under 16 year...Reporter 368 Bleecker St. Gloversville, N . Y. Middlesex County Mineral Club On the evening of February 12th...12th, 1957, the first regular meeting of the Middlesex County Mineral Club was held at the Moodus Library...called the Middlesex County Mineral Club. Though not restricted to inhabitants of that county, most of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
are interesting specimens. Centreville is in Bibb County, in the central part of Alabama. Near Odenville...community of about 1,200 in southeastern Pinal County which probably will become a ghost town when the...Development Company shuts down its lead-zinc mine (on hill at left). Company officials say development of the...Trading Post, McEImo Canyon, Montezuma Co., Colo. CONNECTICUT — In a letter dated Aug. 19,1952, from George...Conn., is this most interesting passage: "The Strickland mine has been pumped out and I was told the Government
Report (issue)
Pegmatite Investigations 1942-45 New England By EUGENE N. CAMERON and OTHERS GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL...______________________________________ _ Location of pegmatite districts ___________________ _ Previous work...Acknowledgments ______________________________ _ History of pegmatite mining inN ew England _______ _ Mica mining _...deposits _______________________ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of Maine __ :. . _____ _ Metamorphic...________________________________ _ Geology of the pegmatite districts of New Hampshire_ Rock units ______
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Josephine Mine near Volcanoville, Eldorado County, California. What your correspondent writes is...some pegmatite deposits 21 miles east of Gunnison, Gunnison Co., Colo., seeking beryl. CONNECTICUT—Richard...in an interesting article on "The Minerals of Portland, Conn." Because of its length, there will be some...1953, he mentions a few minerals found in Middlesex County, Conn. "Sillimanite evidently exsists, at...discovered an occurrence of it at the Gillette quarry (Haddam Neck) last week. Incidently, while very
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
A Checklist Minerals of Connecticut Although perhaps best known for its garnet, chalcocite, and tourmaline...tourmaline, Connecticut also boasts many other mineral species. BRUCEJARNOT R O . B o x 627 M a r t i n...e , N e w J e r s e y 08836 T he study of Connecticut minerals has enjoyed a long peri­ od of attention...reviews of this mineral list. Dr. Bruce Jarnot, a Connecticut native, has avidly collected both minerals and...collections of Connecticut gems and minerals in existence. 386 R O C K S & MINERALS Two Connecticut localities
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CORDIERITE IN PEGMATITE NEAR MICANITE, COLORADO E. Wtu. Herwucn, UniversityoJ Michigan,Ann Arbor, Mi...Mi.chigan. ABsrRAcr The Climax pegmatite of the Micanite district in Colorado contains unusually large...IurnooucttoN The Micanite pegmatite district iies acrossthe Park-Fremont County line in south-centralColorado...recognizedcordieritein the Climax deposit. The pegmatite was studied by the writer in 1946 and 1949, at...metamorphic layers are numerous massesof granitic pegmatite, which, in general, are very irregular in shape
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
miles long extending from Coosa County thru Talladega and into Calhoun County. Most of the distance it is...Arizona kaersutite comes from Hoover Dam, Mohave County. A % inch black cube of limonite pseudo after pyrite...goldsilver mines at Silverton, San Juan Co., Colo. CONNECTICUT—The following letter, dated May 30, 1954, comes...found at the Swanson Lithia Mine (Haddam Neck, Middlesex Co., Conn.). David Seaman (American Museum of...another one for the American Museum, though the quarry has been posted. I intend to discuss the matter
Book
had access to many quarries in the state of Connecticut. Gem-quality tourmaline crystals had been found...like this piece, as most of the fluorites from the quarry are green, and this one is truly atypical. After...and dealer. Today, in 2008, the only place in Connecticut where such finds can be easily collected is Green’s...COVER: gold on quartz, 4.5 inches tall, Placer County, California Dedication This book is dedicated...Group, Inc., 650 Danbury Road, Ridgefield, CT 06877 USA, www.maplegatemedia.com Library of Congress Control
Report (volume)
........................................... Connecticut................................................lists. Twenty-five years ago the annual imports of Portland cement were four times the domestic production...combined production and imports of Portland cement. To-day the Portland cement industry is distributed generally...Albany. North Carolina_.Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota_.Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks. Mr...See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fine Minerals from The Strickland Quarry Collins Hill, Portland, Connecticut Dr. Bruce M. Jarnot 1750...Frederick, MD 20678 email: bmjarnot@aol.com STRICKLAND Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville]...from Nauchas. The extraordinarily large Erongo ilmenite specimen belonging to Pohl on page 607 is very...appendix, the location of the South African Soom Shale quarry is given as “south of Clanwilliam on the dirt road
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
M collectors, arise! Contact the Knolls for the quarry zone. They live at 532 Edgar R d , Westfield, N...unknowns. "I collected some phosphate bearing ilmenite from the old mine (now a garbage dump) at Hellertown...brush, soap and water. 7. Visited the "Heart of Connecticut" convention at Easthampton, Conn, a short time...to these monazite and samarskite from Standpipe Hill, Topsharn, Me., and you can see that fine minerals...Goodwin accompanied us on a visit to the Strickland Quarry, Portland, Conn. (Not working, but prolific dumps
Journal (issue)
July 1943 PUBLISHED MONTH LY CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................White Horse Ranch to the Blitzen Valley, (Harney County, Oregon} and on the way I picked up some pieces...looked like slag from a furnace. This was in Grant County, Oregon, about 5 miles from Seneca. I was on a...granite pegmatites are the most common type of pegmatite. They are igneous dikes or \Teins essentially...The largest crystal in the world ·was found in pegmatite. It was a perthitic microcline crystal measuring
Report (issue)
Alexander Falster, pegmatite specialists from the University of New Orleans in Louisiana (USA), with the lowdown...pegmatites. Most ore beryl occurs in massive pegmatite zones where crystals may reach considerable size...can be found adjacent to the core margin of the pegmatite and in Suggested Chromophores for Beryl Color-generating...crystal has been recorded from the Alger quarry in New Hampshire (USA). The crystal weighed 455 kilograms... 8.4m: The largest beryl crystal at the Bumpus quarry in Maine was 8.4 meters long, 1.9 meters in diameter
Book (volume)
.........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Report (volume)
Survey's lists. Twenty-five years ago the imports of Portland cement were four times the domestic production...combined production and imports of Portland cement. To-day the Portland cement industry is distributed generally...Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...North Carolina.. .Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, Chapel Hill. North Dakota... .Dr. A. G. Leonard, Grand Forks...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found
Report (volume)
lepidolite-bearing pegmatite dikes, in schists, in the Ohio City area, Gunnison County, Colo. The microlite...from pegmatite within a few feet of the pegmatite-schist contact in the Strickland quarry, Portland, Conn...samples of uraninite from pegmatite from the Hale quarry, also in Portland, Conn., have an average uranium...found in several pegmatites in Georgia. In Lamar County, yellow and green secondary uranium minerals occur...incrustations on joints and in cracks of a coarse-grained pegmatite. Soddyite and beta-uranophane in close association
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
known to occur in commercial quantities at Gregory Hill, Tallapoosa Co., Ga. ARIZONA—Is our face red! It...Crystal Hill in Plumose County, Arizona. N o one knows better than we do that there is no such county in Arizona...correct location for the Iimonite specimen is Crystal Hill, Plomosa Mts., Yuma Co., Ariz." ARKANSAS—R. H. Beck...R&M to hear this voice from long ago." "The Connecticut literature does not seem to have this mineral...soon-to-be series of columns by the Micro-mounter." CONNECTICUT — Neal Yedlin, 129 Englewood Drive, New Haven
 
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