| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Triphylite |
| Formula: | LiFe2+PO4 |
| Comments: | "The first triphylite actually seen in Connecticut was discovered by the author at the State Forest Mine in East Hampton, around 1955. It was first noticed in the dump; a search of the locality soon revealed two small bodies of triphylite in the left hand wall of the open pit, just above the short tunnel. A number of specimens were collected, some being cleavage masses up to four inches wide. Siderite, messelite, ludlamite, and several other typical minerals were intergrown, most of them owing their origin to the hydrothermal alteration of the triphylite. One small crystal was noted." (Schooner 1961) |
| Habit: | anhedral cleavable masses |
| Colour: | pale gray-green |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Vivianite | β6 photos of Triphylite associated with Vivianite at this locality. |
| Ludlamite | β3 photos of Triphylite associated with Ludlamite at this locality. |
| Messelite | β2 photos of Triphylite associated with Messelite at this locality. |
| Albite | β1 photo of Triphylite associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Pyrite | β1 photo of Triphylite associated with Pyrite at this locality. |
| Siderite | β1 photo of Triphylite associated with Siderite at this locality. |
| Quartz | β1 photo of Triphylite associated with Quartz at this locality. |
| Muscovite | β1 photo of Triphylite associated with Muscovite at this locality. |
| Sphalerite | β1 photo of Triphylite associated with Sphalerite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Triphylite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (5 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130267 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130267:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 03081a71-32ac-40ed-a75e-8879e2b00ebe |
| Nearest other occurrences of Triphylite |
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| 6.9km (4.3 miles) | βAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine (Swanson Mine; Swanson Lithia Mine; Old Lithia Mine; Chatham Lithia Mine), East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.5km (4.6 miles) | βAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 7.8km (4.8 miles) | βRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 51.0km (31.7 miles) | βState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 71.5km (44.4 miles) | βU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 72.1km (44.8 miles) | βBrookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 74.6km (46.4 miles) | βBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA |
| 81.4km (50.6 miles) | βFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
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State Forest Quarry No. 2, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA