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Cleavelandite from
Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Albite var: Cleavelandite
Formula:Na(AlSi3O8)
Comments:Pale blue color where associated with the lithium minerals in the core zone.
Habit:tabular
Colour:white to pale blue
Abundance at site:Extremely common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lepidolite31 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Lepidolite at this locality.
Elbaite21 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Elbaite at this locality.
Quartz13 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Pollucite9 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Pollucite at this locality.
Beryl6 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Beryl at this locality.
Spodumene5 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Spodumene at this locality.
Microlite Group4 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Microlite Group at this locality.
Montebrasite2 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Montebrasite at this locality.
Microcline2 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Microcline at this locality.
Halloysite2 photos of Cleavelandite associated with Halloysite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Cleavelandite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37383
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37383:6
GUID (UUID V4):188ce9c2-e62b-4221-be5b-e3e01ac72cf9
Nearest other occurrences of Cleavelandite
2.3km (1.4 miles) Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) Schoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) Chamberlain Lane, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) Brack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
8.0km (4.9 miles) Spinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
9.6km (6.0 miles) Tollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (issue)
6 (Right) - Sheet Copper – Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, WI) Figure 2—Dr. Weis’s Personal Memorabilia... If you have ever had the desire to detonate a quarry blast or create an earthquake you will be able...Figure 7—Manganoan Calcite – Montreal Mine (Iron County, WI). Figure 3 (left) - “Wonderful World of Agates”...mineral specimens from the Montreal Mine (Iron County, Wisconsin). Most of the specimens came from the...An unusual specimen from the Flambeau Mine (Rusk County, Wisconsin) is a sheet copper (figure 6). One of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE PARAGENESIS OF THE WALDEN PEGMATITE, PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT (PART ONE) By DAVID M. SEAMAN American...in a number of pegmatites In the Middletown, Connecticut district indicates that there is a general trend...placed on the paragenesis of the minerals of the Walden pegmatite since it has been opened up only in recent...was readily available. Location The Walden Quarry, or Walden Gem Mine, as it is most commonly known,...Edward Walden farm along Cotton Hill Road, about five miles ROCKS AND MINERALS northeast of Portland, Middlesex
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
THE WALDEN GEM MINE By DAVID M. SEAMAN American Museum of Natural History, New York, N. Y. The Walden...the Walden farm just off of Cotton Hill road about five miles northeast of Portland, Connecticut. To...Middletown, Connecticut across the Connecticut River over the high bridge and into Portland and continue...continue eastward from Portland along 6A to the junction with route 17. Turn north on route 17 past the Gotta...road and the first farmhouse on your right is the Walden farm. Drive along the dirt road between the barn
Journal (issue)
Finger) and LKA Emeralds, Hiddenite, Alexander County, NC Go On Public Exhibit in New York City. Emeralds............................................ 3 Connecticut .................................................................................. 3 Hewitt Gem Quarry...................................................................................... 3 Walden Gem Quarry ............................................................................... 4 Greenlaw Quarry ..............................................
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
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
QUARRIES AND MINERALS OF SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT. J. H. Betts, 215 W. 98th St., #2F, New York...old pegmatite quarries in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. This region was exploited sporadically by collectors...in the Mid196 ROCKS 81MINERALS dletown-Portland, Connecticut, pegmatite district. They are found in South...Glastonbury, about 5 miles north-northeast of Portland, just east of Route 17. The area is roughly triangular...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Dayton Road District SOUTH GLASTONBURY, CONNECTICUT JOHN H. BETTS 215 West 98 Street, Apt. 2F New...of the most promising forgotten locations in Connecticut is an area of old pegmatite quarries in South...article are the northernmost in the Middletown-Portland pegmatite district (fig. 1). They are in South...miles north-northeast of Portland, Connecticut, just north of the Portland-South Glastonbury town line...the Simpson quarry on the south, the Hollister quarry on the east, and the Howe No. 4 quarry on the north
Journal (issue)
full color. $15- each or both for $25postpaid in USA Excalibur Mineral Corporation 1885 Seminole Trl—Ste...book filled with historical work involving Oxford County, describing and intertwining its minerals, miners...Schooner, the person who knew more about central Connecticut mineralogy than anyone else of his day, and the...articles, in addition to one on the Strickland quarry, I’m going to make a very serious effort to clear...large masses of rock. Splitting an old Jail Hill quarry specimen of bustamite and johannsenite?, I exposed
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 ..........................................
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Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...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
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................Preface Each year I vacation in the field, collecting gem and mineral samples somewhere in the United States...there is enough information to be useful to most gem and mineral collectors. Generally, Minerals are capitalized...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
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rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE
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rivaling in beauty the Arizona agatized wood. This gem flint occurs in the 8 mile long Flint Ridge, between...the western counties, especially the Clay Center Quarry 12 miles southeast of Toledo but in Ottawa Co....ASHTABULA COUNTY CONNEAUT, area pits, quarries, rd. cuts, etc.⎯cone-in-cone Calcite. CLERMONT COUNTY MILFORD...CLINTON COUNTY WILMINGTON, area of Todd’s Ford, a mineral deposit⎯Hematite. COSHOCTON COUNTY AREA, townships...CUYAHOGA COUNTY CHAGRIN FALLS (on Geauga Co. line), area quarries⎯oilstone. DELAWARE COUNTY DELAWARE
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notes and compressed on to the major sources gem materials. a colossal (Continued on amount back...Biblical Other The and and Beryl in Indian Gem Lore, Modern Europe Lapidaries, 24 Early Lapidaries...According 14. World Sources of Ore and to Gem Beryl Color, 327 Immersion Fluids for Afghanistan... specimens the rich green of other recorded gem recognized the mica as a even a ore is distinct...goshenite. Emerald beyond suggested by as use clear gem containing pebbles of aquamarine, it Asia, And
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unique and valuable reference by every collector, gem cutter, miner, geologist, mineralogist, jeweler,...from the Tourmaline Q ueen .1ine, Pala, San Diego County, California. From a pen-and-ink drawing by W. E...Arkansas crystal 3. Star of Arkansas marquise cut gem 4. Mounce diamond crystal 5. Gibson's Ruby mine,...Texas 20. Little Three mine, Ramona, California 21. Gem-bearing pocket in pegmatite, Baja California 22....tourmaline crystal forms 38. Map of San Diego County, California gem sources 3 9. Stewart Lithia· and Tourmaline
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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... His works are known to almost every collector, gem cutter, gemologist, and mineralogist. His writings...newer events to bring the history of North American gem mining up to date. Here, then, is the latest, most...of turquoise and peridot, although for the latter gem, much larger facetable rough crystals appear with
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MineralogicalRecord.com I IIMORIITE-(Y) EUROPE FRANCE Trimouns quarry, Luzenac, Ariege. Operated for talc since the beginning...beginning of the 20th century, the Trimouns quarry became well known to collectors around 1990 for the...long (Marty, 2004 ). AFRICA widely in Litchfield County, where good crystals were taken from quartz veins...region (Brunet, I 977b ). NEW YORK Amity, Orange County. At many isolated collected sites between the towns...5 cm (Grice and Gault, 1981). CONNECTICUT Litchfield, Litchfield County. Ilmenite masses and crystals
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commercial ores and secondary minerals by state, county, township, and geologic range. For easy identification... AMERICA THE ROCK-HUNTER'S RANGE GUIDE ARIZONA GEM TRAILS PETRIFIED FOREST TRAILS A Range Guide to...systematic art. Today’s seekers after minerals and gem stones, particularly colorful ore cabinet-specimens...cities, and many of today’s prosperous western county seats began as mining-boom camps. trating sand...Whether you such as those listed alphabetically by county, township, and range in Part II of this book. Where
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Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland....seawater followed faults along the eastern coast of County Antrim and was the fluid in the cavities that produced...HEXOCTAHEDRON {345} TRISOCTAHEDRON {233} BOYLSTONE QUARRY, BOYLSTONE QUARRY GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND, U.K. GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND...across, with cube faces from the Magheramore Quarry, Lame, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, U.K.; SEM photo
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Lower Miocene columnar basalt in the Narre Warren Quarry, near Melbourne, Australia. The minerals are believed...assemblages have been mapped in exposed basaltic rock in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and eastern Iceland....seawater followed faults along the eastern coast of County Antrim and was the fluid in the cavities that produced...HEXOCTAHEDRON {345} TRISOCTAHEDRON {233} BOYLSTONE QUARRY, BOYLSTONE QUARRY GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND, U.K. GLASGLOW, SCOTLAND...across, with cube faces from the Magheramore Quarry, Lame, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, U.K.; SEM photo
 
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