| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Cassiterite |
| Formula: | SnO2 |
| Comments: | good crystals to 1 cm, can be highly modified, lustrous, microcrystals in cleavelandite |
| Colour: | dark brownish black |
| Quality for species: | Good crystals or rich for species - important (!) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Microcline | β2 photos of Cassiterite associated with Microcline at this locality. |
| Albite | β1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Chlorophane | β1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Chlorophane at this locality. |
| Fluorapatite | β1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Fluorapatite at this locality. |
| Elbaite | β1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Elbaite at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | β1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Cookeite | β1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Cookeite at this locality. |
| Microlite Group | β1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Microlite Group at this locality. |
| Quartz | β1 photo of Cassiterite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Cassiterite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Gillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 38364 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:38364:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | fd0eb3c9-8caa-4ef8-adb7-2f4acd48b8b8 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Cassiterite |
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| 2.8km (1.7 miles) | βAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 10.6km (6.6 miles) | βRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | βStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.7km (9.8 miles) | βWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 17.9km (11.1 miles) | βBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 18.0km (11.2 miles) | βHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 62.4km (38.8 miles) | βLane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 84.3km (52.4 miles) | βBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| References |
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Gillette Quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA