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Hematite from
Spinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Red to maroon coatings on feldspars near samarskite and columbite crystals. Qualitative testing suggests hematite.
Colour:maroon
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Spinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:834719
Long-form Identifier:1:3:834719:0
GUID (UUID V4):5494535f-7d2b-482e-bcb1-8e63617b93d7
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
9.8km (6.1 miles) State Forest Quarry No. 1 (State Forest #1 Quarry; Clark Hill Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) Hale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
16.5km (10.3 miles) The Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
18.2km (11.3 miles) State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
21.3km (13.2 miles) Farmington Trap Rock Quarry, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) Forest Ridge Road, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
21.5km (13.4 miles) Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
21.9km (13.6 miles) State Route 4 road cut, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
22.8km (14.2 miles) Quartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
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