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


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Autunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 10-12H2O
Comments:see meta-autunite
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visual (Fluorescence)
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Autunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:132514
Long-form Identifier:1:3:132514:0
GUID (UUID V4):bc1947f3-1638-492d-bbcd-604e5b1998f5
Nearest other occurrences of Autunite
1.3km (0.8 miles) Gotta-Walden Prospect, 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
1.8km (1.1 miles) Andrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford 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
2.7km (1.7 miles) Husband Quarries, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.7km (1.7 miles) Pelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
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
Book (edition)
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.............
Book
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
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)
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...Localities in the Beaver Creek Area of St. Lawrence County, New York, W. S. Condon, S. C. Chamberlain, 105
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
90 MINERALS FROM 1 CONNECTICUT HILL By Richard Schooner P. O. Box 215 East Hampton, Conn. Collins Hill...Hill, in the town of Portland, undoubtedly represents the most remarkably mineralized area, of its size...Therefore, he is contenting himself, in this particular case, with merely providing an outline of the facts....the aforemen352 iMtlC % SCALK. tioned cut. AUTUNITE was evidently rather plentiful at the Strickland...from the alteration of bismutite, as at the Case Quarries in the same town. BISMUTHINITE should be fairly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
found in the quarry. (Ed. note: Do not go to these quarries to hunt until written permission has been obtained... Actually, he discussed quarries in Canada (iHilaire?), Vermont, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania...found here The Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills, is featuring in its bulletin,...Mineral and Gem Society, Eastchester The St. Lawrence County Rock and Mineral Club, Potsdam, demonstrated the...collecting areas and nearby wetlands. The Wayne County Gem and Mineral Club, Marion, made a field trip
Book (volume)
.........................................94 Connecticut ..............................................................548 Table of Maps Page Alabama County Map ...................................................................................4 Alaska County and Stream Map ......................................................................22 Arizona County Map ................................................................................49 Arkansas County Map ..........................................
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................are capitalized while rocks have been left lower case. This is the 5th printing and each time updates...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................are capitalized while rocks have been left lower case. This is the 5th printing and each time updates...rights, so remember you were told. If in doubt, a county map will tell you who the legal owner is. Good...gemmy qualities for cutting and polishing. AUTAUGA COUNTY PRATTVILLE, N. 6 mi., and just E of the Birmingham...were well known to prehistoric Indians.) BARBOUR COUNTY BAKER HILL, SE 1 mi. : 1 in a deep ravine, as a
Book
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
Book (edition)
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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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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