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Epidote from
Gulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Epidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Epidote data
Locality Data:Click here to view Gulf Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:920204
Long-form Identifier:1:3:920204:7
GUID (UUID V4):4320e369-3a5a-419d-b9dd-89da9231eab1
Nearest other occurrences of Epidote
0.3km (0.2 miles) Long Hill Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
0.5km (0.3 miles) Nemo's Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) Arnold Granite Quarry (General Brainerd Quarry; Great Hill Quarry; Hazelton Quarry; Haddam Quarry; Brookes Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) Hazen quarry (Epidote locality), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) State Route 9 rock cuts, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) Connecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.2km (2.0 miles) Thulite locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) State Route 9 and State Route 81 Interchange, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
9.3km (5.8 miles) Hadlyme, Lyme, New London County, Connecticut, USA
15.2km (9.4 miles) Hale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
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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 (edition)
GUIDE (Cross-seaion at right) CHRYSOBERYL EPIDOTE PERIDOT SPHALERITE CORUNDUM FELDSPAR ^ PHENACITE...topaz and spodumene. crystals, Areas in Maine, Connecticut and California, and Madagascar, are famous for...mine, Racooche Valley, White Co. 1866 Vs White County Daniel Light form, % mi. NE Less than 1887 ...Alabama has yielded a 4i%4 carat diamond from Shelby County, 30 miles south of Birmingham, found about 1900...Siding in St. Clair County, 20 miles northeast of Bir- mingham. One found in Lee County in 1901 weighs 4^
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
admission fee on a dirt road which compared to some old quarry roads is a super highway! The x,!s are found in...found quite a few fine cnes, some doubly ter- CONNECTICUT—"A few weeks ago my friend, Mr. David Seaman...material of spessartite (garnet) from Jail Hill, Haddam (Middlesex Co.), Conn. While trimming one of the speci-... Mass. See "Spessartite Garnet from Jail Hill, Haddam, Conn.," by David M. Seaman and Robert P. Gallant...bornite have been found in gabbro at the old Hubbard quarry in Wilmington (New Castle Co.), Del. FLORIDA—"I
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Camden County makes handsome polished specimens. Quartz found near Trenton and in Monmouth County must...number and are similar in the other claypits of Middlesex County. Some feldspar and amphibole minerals are...from their dumps, and the limestones of Sussex county outside of Franklin produce a variety. An occurrence...Beemerville, and arsenopyrite occurs in Warren county. Dr. Alfred C. Hawkins, practicing mineralogist...is again being taken from suphide deposits as the Gulf salt domes decrease in content. It has been found
Report (issue)
zones in the central part of the State are the Connecticut Valley and Merrimack "belts" of primarily Silurian...Mesozoic "basins" unconformably overlie the Connecticut Valley belt. For some packages, all aspects of...^^--^-^ .~~^ ^ - 8 - IH M i D DEVONIAN Connecticut Volley belt Merrimack belt ^ chapter G -f 3...and others (1984, fig. 1). PREFACE | 1 | CONNECTICUT VALLEY BELT . . J^ 1. . Conn. Valley belt above...Norman L. Hatch, Jr. (B) Stratigraphy of the Connecticut Valley belt, by Norman L. Hatch, Jr., Peter Robinson
Report (issue)
Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut ......... 6 Table 3 Uranium occurrences in...Uranium occurrences in non-sedimentary rocks of Connecticut...................................11 Figure 4...deposit occurs as a thin seam in graphitic Cleburne County. The property is, about 11.2 SINE phyllite which...Location No. Source of information Fairfield County. Short distance northeast of East Village, on a...beyond the old canal. Schairer, 1931. Fairfield County. Proceed up hill Cameron, et on Portland Ave. from
Book
including gold in a state forest in central Connecticut last spring. Moreover, similar gold deposits...11ne 2; ••• Amph1bo1ite--see Bolton, Worcester County M1nera1 Loca11t1es. page 85 ••• 11.8 3~ter cerium...•••••••••••••••••'.' •.••.•••• 2--6 Barn.table County ro •• il Localiti ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...Localit1e•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21 Br1.tol County Mineral Localit1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...24--25 Dukes County Mineral Loeal1tiea •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 26--21 Duk •• County Fo.sil Loeal1tie
Report (volume)
covering early Mesozoic geology of M assachusetts, Connecticut, New jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia , Maryland...offshore early Mesozoic geology of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland...Maritime Provinces of Canada, the United States Gulf Coast, northwest Africa, and Western Europe are...appropriate, the applicable early Mesozoic basin, State, county, or 7 1/2minute USGS topographic quadrangle covered...the State are cited. More than one basin, State, county, or quadrangle may appear for an entry. A State
Report (volume)
Colorado.........Prof. R. D. George, Boulder. Connecticut..... .Prof. William N. Rice, Middletown. Prof...See Bauxite and Hallpysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities: Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20, Pv. 7 E.; Jefferson...Jefferson County, at Elyton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works; St. Clair County, at Gfeensport; Shelby
Report (volume)
........................................... Connecticut................................................See Bauxite and Halloysite. Asbestos. Tallapoosa County, with corundum deposits near Dudleyville; not found...commercial quantity or quality. Asphalt. Colbert County, small quantity has been shipped from near Leighton;...following localities : Bibb County, Pratts Ferry; Calhoun County, near Tampa; Clay County, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.;...; Jefferson County, at Ely ton; Lee County, at Chewacla lime works"; St. Clair County, at Greensport;
Book (volume)
beds, excavations, etc.Selenite roses. BRULE COUNTY AREA: in the Oacoma zone of the Pierre Fm. On Elm...gray Barite rosette up to 5 or 6 inches. CAMPBELL COUNTY MOUND CITY, W to the Missouri R., regional hillsides...gravels, etc.petrified wood, wood opal. CORSON COUNTY LITTLE EAGLE:  area ridges, slopes, stream beds...Guide for Rock Hounds in the United States CUSTER COUNTY AREA: The November Mine, 1.2 mi. SE of the Needles...minesColumbite, Gold, Silver, etc.; and (2) Old Marble Quarry on the Needles Hwy. 5.5 mi. NEScheelite, and deep
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 ..........................................
Journal (issue)
................. MISCELLANEOUS CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY .................................................7-3185) ROCKS AND MINERALS 641 CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY A RUSH TRIP TO SOUTH CAROLINA On Tuesday, August...headed northward towards the gold mine in York County. It was a most enjoyable trip, the mine was reached...Monroe, Peru, Indiana. April 30, May 1. 1966—Dallas County Rock Club will hold its Rock Club Showcase at rhe...Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Host: Clark County Gem Collectors, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Photographs JanuarylFebruary: Copper, Ray, Pinal County, Arizona. Les Presmyk specimen, Jeff Scovil photo...quartz and albite, Tourmaline Queen mine, San Diego County, California. Houston Museum of Natural Science...claims, Farncomb Hill, Breckenridge district, Summit County, Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History specimen...malachite ring, Flambeau mine, Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wisconsin. Dan Behnke specimen and photo. NovemberDecember:...calcite, and chalcopyrite, Sweetwater mine, Reynolds County, Missouri. Marvin Rausch specimen, Jeff Scovil
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Red Mountain range near Silverton, San Juan County, Colo., there is marmatite. It is a high-iron sphalerite...1959, from Pat Fancher, Box 63, Ouray, Colo. CONNECTICUT—"Recently, while exploring some abandoned copper...platy, golden-yellow selenites. Gulfport is on the Gulf of Mexico. ROCKS AND MINERALS GEORGIA—The following...Illinois to Buffalo State Park in central LaSalle County, 111. We found many sam115 pies of the fish-tail...fluorite have been found in Meshberger Stone Company quarry, 2 miles northeast of Elizabethtown, Bartholomew
Book (volume)
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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Book (volume)
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...nodules⎯Pyrite (crystals sharply cubic). FRANKLIN COUNTY COLUMBUS, area countywide exposures of blue clay
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rochland Nuggets, Marvin Klibinoff, Editor, Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Inc. Neivlapso, Dr. Philip...Jerry Fever, Editors, Junior Division, Rockland County AJneral and Gem Society, Inc. Lack of a large attendance...Merit A-3 MINERALS- ANY TYPE AND SIZE Rockland County Mineral and Gem Society, Ine Newark Mineralogieal...(One only) T. L. Baskin & Sons, 732 Union Ave., Middlesex, N . J. 08846 EXHIBIT U-4 Summary of Competitive...Mineral Club went on a field trip to the Old Granite Quarry and Joppa Hill, New Hampshire, where calcite crystals
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
the Josephine Mine near Volcanoville, Eldorado County, California. What your correspondent writes is...Gunnison, Gunnison Co., Colo., seeking beryl. CONNECTICUT—Richard Schooner, Box 215, East Hampton, Conn...1953, he mentions a few minerals found in Middlesex County, Conn. "Sillimanite evidently exsists, at...discovered an occurrence of it at the Gillette quarry (Haddam Neck) last week. Incidently, while very little... "The peculiar white mineral from the Strickland quarry may be wollastonite, of an odd type. I am still
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................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...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Book (volume)
.........................................80 Connecticut ...............................................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...deep red to variegated⎯ocher. BIBB COUNTY GENERAL AREA: c county gravel pits along the Cahaba R.⎯gemmy
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Clinozoisite, zoisite, epidote, relations and stabilities, 464; see also Epidote group, 928. Clogau mine...Cordierite, Madras, opt., 662; beryllian, Colorado, Connecticut, Norway, and synthetic, unit-cell data, type...Neva&~, X-ray, thermogravimetric anal., 731. Dene quarry, Cromford, Derbyshire, sulphur in altered galena...stability, 838. Epidote, zoisite, clinozoisite, relations and stabilities, 464. Epidote group, variation...Sb, 88. Eudidymite, Devon, lvii. Eure/ca Farm, Usa/cos,South-West Africa, dolomite, monazite, 519. EYAL
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
large and showy specimens. Noted among them were epidote from Alaska, quartz from Korea and single rough...tourmaline. Large rough crystals came from Maine, Connecticut, California, Brazil and Madagascar. There were...various primary mineral materials. The Rockland County (N.Y.) Mineral and Gem Society was given first...pyrite, marcasite and lignite. Chert from Camden county makes handsome polished specimens, he said. Quartz...Quartz found near Trenton and in Monmouth county must have originated at Paterson and been carried south
Book (edition)
MARIN COUNTY FREE LIBRARY 3 1111 00289 4184 \ I s Fifth Revised Edition A complete, state-by-state...CHIASTOLITE L_V FELDSPAR EMERALD (orthoclote) EPIDOTE l^^l "^fe? GARNET IDOCRASE RUBY V. IOLITE ...collector, especially in Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New Jersey, Virginia, and North Carolina. In...a Jersey's Limecrest quarry, for instance, is open to a year; the Foote quarry in North Carolina one...or goggles, and safety-toe shoes in an operating quarry or mine. They are prudent precautions against disaster
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Fauquier County, Virginia was enjoyed by the Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Wheaton...Rock and Mineral Club travelled to the old Frost Quarry in the Davis, Maryland area for hunting trip. This...voice of the Rock and Mineral Club of Lower Bucks County, Fairless Hills. Quote-It was decided that on arrival...Wheatley Mines at Phoenixville A visit to the Penfield Quarry for Calcite, Fluorite and Dolomite crystals was...Mineralogical Society of the Raritan Valley, Middlesex. SOUTH CAROLINA Members of the Western South
 
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