| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Uraninite |
| Formula: | UO2 |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Comments: | Crystals typically small and subhedral. |
| Habit: | octahedral |
| Colour: | black |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Schorl | β1 photo of Uraninite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Gummite | β1 photo of Uraninite associated with Gummite at this locality. |
| Uranophane | β1 photo of Uraninite associated with Uranophane at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Uraninite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130938 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130938:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b77c623f-a1cc-438f-bff7-0066d2b4839a |
| Nearest other occurrences of Uraninite |
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| 12.1km (7.5 miles) | βFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.6km (7.8 miles) | βOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.8km (9.2 miles) | βRidgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 15.4km (9.6 miles) | βCasey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 27.8km (17.3 miles) | βWoodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 29.7km (18.4 miles) | βBedford, Westchester County, New York, USA |
| 34.3km (21.3 miles) | βNew England Mining Company Quarry (Roebling Mine; Hewitt's Mine), Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 50.3km (31.2 miles) | βPhilips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA |
| 57.6km (35.8 miles) | βDurham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 62.8km (39.0 miles) | βMiddletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries) and tourmaline ledge, Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA