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Almandine from
Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Almandine
Formula:Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:Crystals usually very small and concentrated near border zones, but known to at least 3 cm. Not analyzed, but XRF data of many district pegmatitic garnets shows them to be mostly almandine but with a significant spessartine component.
Habit:trapezohedral
Colour:maroon
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite1 photo of Almandine associated with Albite at this locality.
Smoky Quartz1 photo of Almandine associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality.
Microcline1 photo of Almandine associated with Microcline at this locality.
Muscovite1 photo of Almandine associated with Muscovite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Almandine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (3 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:132513
Long-form Identifier:1:3:132513:3
GUID (UUID V4):7e11d750-c7c3-4e31-b86f-dd2b0c330a12
Nearest other occurrences of Almandine
1.4km (0.9 miles) Bordonaro Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) Hale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.0km (1.3 miles) Nike prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.3km (1.4 miles) Howe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.4km (1.5 miles) Griswold Quarry, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) Gas pipeline excavation, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Husband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
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Journal (article/letter/editorial)
CONNECTICUT Mineral Locality Index Although many sites in Connecticut are no longer open to collectors...H. WEBER 1172 West L a k e Avenue Guilford, Connecticut 06437-1342 E A R L E C. SULLIVAN 17 R o c k y...y R i d g e D r i v e T r u m b u l l , Connecticut 06611-5326 T his locality index is meant to serve...collectors. More often than not, collecting in Connecticut is no longer per­ mitted. Many of the localities...effort has been made to list a l l localities in Connecticut, a small state that is big on mineralization
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CONNECTICUT mmES MINERALS V Tourmaline Crystal from Haddam, Connecticut John Hiller, Jr. Hillers CryctaLShop...- CRYSTALS NOT PISTOLS K c^oi c3— A r CONNECTICUT MINES AND MINERALS published privately l i...Shelton, Connecticut I DEDICATION This book is dedicated to the mineral clubs of Connecticut, Continued...1971, John Hiller, Jr, 3 Peters Lane Shelton, Connecticut II CONTENTS 3. 5, l i 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11...24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Connecticut Mineral Clubs Cleaning and Trimming Oxalic Acid
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THE MINERAL LOCALITIES OF CONNECTICUT AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK * «-• r ** K* ysf^ :' •'’S >- n...250 SPECIES iBooks by Ronald Everett Januzzi CONNECTICUT MINERALS ON PARADE NEW YORK STATE MINERALS ON...THE MINERALOGICAL PRESS 83 Elm Street Danbury. Connecticut IIOIPW MINERALS ON PARAt>E F.tMSTltIP* THREE...to enrich our knowledge of the mineralogy of Connecticut: James Dwight Dana Samuel L. Penfield Edward...Minerals from the Principal Localities in Western Connecticut and Southeastern New York State.............
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
I S L O C A T E D about 25 miles northeast of Portland along Interstate Route 95 just across the Andros­...Andros­ coggin River from Brunswick in Sagadahoc County. A mile-wide belt of granitic pegmatites runs from...thirty or more named quarries and numerous unnamed prospects in Topsham. The quarries, all inactive, are...was built in 1872 and leased properties on which quarries were then opened. A jaw crusher, three wet grinding...specimens being collected almost as soon as the quarries were opened. The Topsham history (Wheeler and
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
409 Allanite-(Ce), 409 Alluaudite group, 234 Almandine, 175, 188, 409 Amethyst, 420 Analcime, 155 Anatase...Wollastonite and Titanite Near Natural Bridge, Lewis County, New York, 78; 13th Rochester Academy of Science...in Specimen Miner­ alogy, 114 Connecticut, Litchfield hematite, 319; Case quarry beryl, 116 Cookeite, 190... W., Mineralization at the Fanwood and Summit Quarries, New Jersey, 150 Cureton, F . E . and M. E . ...Pegmatite Bodies in the Wausaw Pluton, Marathon County, Wisconsin, 188 Fascinating Story of Mount Mica's
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MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...offers substantial rock and gem resources. As old quarries become dumps, old mines fall into ruins and the...collector, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In...beds, gravel pits, mine dumps, road cuts, and quarries. Some gems agate, petrified wood, crystals may...shafts are obvious dangers; so are water-filled quarries. One of the major sources of accidents occurs
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T H E CHRISTY P I T , MAGNET COVE, HOT SPRINGS COUNTY, A R K A N ­ 4 2 SAS. H. L . Bar wood, Arkansas...occurrence of eggonite at Wilson Springs, Garland County, Arkansas, contains 12 percent F e 0 . Other minerals...as shown. Although these pyrite over­ Randolph County in southwestern Illinois. Specimens were growths...that crosses Cotton Hill Road in Port­ land, Connecticut. The new pegmatite was uncovered by a collector...area of the Grenville Lowlands in St. Law­ rence County, New York. U.S.G.S. Prof. Paper 1279, 21 pp. Quartz
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HfiRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRfiRY 311110G386652Q I V Russell P MacFal A COLOR TREASUF FOR COLLECTORS...to Hunting Locations ? i 9 GIVEN TO THE MARIN COUNTY LIBRARY BY MARI N L MTNF.RAT. SOCTETY DAVID...LOOK Freestanding Crystals Cavities Abandoned Quarries and Mines When and How to Go Immovable Areas...boulders one be worn splinters. m «f » in quarries or when collecting come could down hurtling...COLLECTING change rapidly, especially when it comes to quarries and road construction To avoid disappointment
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Colorado; colorless scheelite (19.66 ct), Kern County, California; octagonal step cut violetish pink...Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from San Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...campaign would produce results, or, in the worst case, eliminate barren areas from further consideration...Cantlin, Ellis, [D; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gem Center USA, EI Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill O. Murphy
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law and common sense dictate that one be worn in quarries or when collecting near unstable rock walls, where...can change rapidly especially when 11 comes to quarries and road construction To avoid disappoint• ment...topographic map of the Delaware q uadrangle o f Keweenaw County, Michigan This ,s an example o f the more picturesque...underground 1n quarries and mines ACTIVE MINES AND QUARRIES Since working mines and quarries are trad1t1onally...specimens once you have reached the mine or quarry In quarries examine the roadways, mine approaches. and the
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Vivid blue matched benitoite gems from Sai, Benito County, California, consisting of 52 benitoites and 75...campaign would produce results, or, in the worst case, eliminate barren areas from further consideration...Cantlin, Ellis, ID; Jeannette B. Carillo, Gen1 Center USA, El Paso, TX; Gary Christopher, The Prospectors Cache...Resources, Vancouver, BC; Barbara L. Muntyan, Ouray County Historical Society, Ouray, CO; Merrill 0. Murphy... 15 Figure 6. Dallas Gem Mine in San Benito County, CA...........................................
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DIRECTOR See erweiwE POR |S —$<$_____ MINES AND QUARRIES IQO2 PREPARED UNDER THE SUPERVISION CHIEF...1.—Character of inquiries concerning mines and quarries: 1850 to 1902 ...........--..----------.--2-----Table...included in Census reports concerning mines and quarries: 1850 to 1902........--.---.-.--.---Maplers—=Mlininostatistics...aes Table 13.—Productive and unproductive mines, quarries, and wells: 1902.......-..---------------------+------Table...reporting capitalization: 1902 . 2.2.2.2 2c-ce1- ashes case se saceieis Soe See ieee ate es See ee ee eae eee
 
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