| Locality type: | Quarry |
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| Species: | 'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species) |
| Formula: | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | very sharp, lustrous pocket crystals to several cms. Species likely schorl or perhaps dravite. |
| Habit: | trigonal elongated, striated prisms with rhombhedral terminations |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Calcite | β2 photos of Tourmaline associated with Calcite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β2 photos of Tourmaline associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Pyrite | β2 photos of Tourmaline associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Tourmaline data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Becker Quarry (Becker's Quarry), West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 97388 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:97388:5 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 138be3c5-f7de-444c-8f90-762e0be2afea |
| Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline |
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| 31.4km (19.5 miles) | βBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 35.7km (22.2 miles) | βBozrah, New London County, Connecticut, USA |
| 36.5km (22.7 miles) | βHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 37.2km (23.1 miles) | βSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 37.2km (23.1 miles) | βLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 37.8km (23.5 miles) | βTourmaline locality, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 38.1km (23.7 miles) | βHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 38.7km (24.0 miles) | βGotta-Walden Prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 38.9km (24.1 miles) | βWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 40.0km (24.8 miles) | βGreat Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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Becker Quarry, West Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA