| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Samarskite-(Y) |
| Formula: | YFe3+Nb2O8 |
| Habit: | massive |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Extremely Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | ⓘ2 photos of Samarskite-(Y) associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Samarskite-(Y) data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Fillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 130909 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:130909:6 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 220de4f7-cc0c-4793-9061-403384c7af31 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Samarskite-(Y) |
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| 76.9km (47.8 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 79.3km (49.2 miles) | ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 80.9km (50.3 miles) | ⓘPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.2km (50.5 miles) | ⓘHowe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.6km (50.7 miles) | ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.8km (50.9 miles) | ⓘHusband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 81.9km (50.9 miles) | ⓘCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 82.2km (51.1 miles) | ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 84.8km (52.7 miles) | ⓘKnob Hill Quarry, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA