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Gahnite from
Pelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Gahnite
Formula:ZnAl2O4
Comments:translucent, micro crystals and anhedral aggregates with beryl in smoky quartz
Habit:octahedral
Colour:dark green
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2 photos of Gahnite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Beryl1 photo of Gahnite associated with Beryl at this locality.
Albite1 photo of Gahnite associated with Albite at this locality.
Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series1 photo of Gahnite associated with Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Gahnite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:689611
Long-form Identifier:1:3:689611:9
GUID (UUID V4):9cb670d3-00e3-4aab-af83-6274adb6723a
Nearest other occurrences of Gahnite
1.6km (1.0 miles) Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.4km (2.1 miles) Great Hill cobalt mines, Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) Nike prospect, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.5km (2.8 miles) Simpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
4.8km (3.0 miles) Hollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
13.3km (8.2 miles) Thulite locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
13.9km (8.6 miles) Chrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.2km (9.5 miles) Timms Hill (Tim's Hill; Iolite Hill), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
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