Locality type: | Prospect |
Classification |
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Species: | Scheelite |
Formula: | Ca(WO4) |
Formation: | Primary |
Comments: | Tiny specks identified by their fluorescence, found at the contact between the pegmatite and the host gneiss. |
Habit: | anhedral grains |
Colour: | white |
Luminescent properties: | blue-white under SW |
Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
Abundance at site: | Very Rare |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Confirmed |
Confirmation Methods: | Visual (Fluorescence) |
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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Albite | ⓘ4 photos of Scheelite associated with Albite at this locality. |
Beryl | ⓘ4 photos of Scheelite associated with Beryl at this locality. |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Scheelite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Slocum prospect, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 131729 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:131729:9 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 484c3cc7-b651-4a9a-a715-a2b92cdba0b4 |
Nearest other occurrences of Scheelite |
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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 |
5.0km (3.1 miles) | ⓘLinkpot cut, Airline Railroad, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed stone quarries, Hog Hill, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
5.5km (3.4 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, 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 |
12.0km (7.5 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
63.6km (39.5 miles) | ⓘBooth's Mine (Booth's Bismuth Mine; Booth-Hurd's Bismuth Mine), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
66.9km (41.6 miles) | ⓘLane's Mine (Lane's Lead and Silver Mine; Elm Street), Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
References |
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Slocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA