| Locality type: | Prospect |
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| Species: | Bertrandite |
| Formula: | Be4(Si2O7)(OH)2 |
| Comments: | Associated with etched beryl. |
| Habit: | complex euhedral microcrystals |
| Colour: | colorless to white |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Beryl | ⓘ2 photos of Bertrandite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
| Albite | ⓘ1 photo of Bertrandite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Bertrandite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Slocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130152 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130152:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | b8c86921-c14a-4b71-b3d8-99d3bdfcd227 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Bertrandite |
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| 4.6km (2.8 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 4.8km (3.0 miles) | ⓘWorth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 5.6km (3.5 miles) | ⓘQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 6.1km (3.8 miles) | ⓘConnecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.2km (5.1 miles) | ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.4km (5.9 miles) | ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.5km (5.9 miles) | ⓘLong Hill prospects (Turkey Hill prospects), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 9.7km (6.0 miles) | ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.0km (6.8 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.6km (7.2 miles) | ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
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Slocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA