| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Schorl |
| Formula: | NaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Formation: | Primary |
| Habit: | prismatic |
| Colour: | black |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) |
| Abundance at site: | Rare |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Confirmed |
| Confirmation Methods: | Visually Identified |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Albite | ⓘ2 photos of Schorl associated with Albite at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | ⓘ2 photos of Schorl associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Schorl data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Morris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 858146 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:858146:4 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | c6104ce3-2bc9-4d5d-ad53-cb93f7598433 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Schorl |
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| 7.1km (4.4 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.3km (5.2 miles) | ⓘWatertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 8.8km (5.5 miles) | ⓘLitchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.4km (7.1 miles) | ⓘPegmatite quarry and ultramafic rock, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 11.9km (7.4 miles) | ⓘUnnamed quarry, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.2km (7.6 miles) | ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington (Wolcottville), Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 12.9km (8.0 miles) | ⓘNonnewaug River Industrial Park, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.0km (8.1 miles) | ⓘHarwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 14.4km (9.0 miles) | ⓘWashington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.6km (12.2 miles) | ⓘRockside Quarry (Mine Hill Quarry), Mine Hill (Ore Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Morris Dam Quarry, Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA