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Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAi
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Mindat Locality ID:
253142
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253142:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Avon, Comté de Hartford, Connecticut, États-Unis
German:
Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, Vereinigte Staaten
Italian:
Avon, Contea di Hartford, Connecticut, Stati Uniti d'America
Russian:
Эйвон, Хартфорд, Коннектикут, Соединённые Штаты Америки
Simplified Chinese:
埃文 , 哈特福德縣, 康乃狄克州, 美国
Spanish:
Avon , Condado de Hartford, Connecticut, Estados Unidos
Basque:
Avon , Hartford konderria, Connecticut
Catalan:
Avon , Connecticut, Estats Units d’Amèrica
Chechen:
Эйвон , Коннектикут, Америкин Цхьаьнатоьхна Штаташ
Dutch:
Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, Verenigde Staten
Haitian:
Avon, Konèktikòt, Etazini
Hungarian:
Avon, Hartford megye, Connecticut, Amerikai Egyesült Államok
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Эвон , Коннектикут, Америка Құрама Штаттары
Kyrgyz:
Эвон, Америка Кошмо Штаттары
Latin:
Avon, Connecticuta, Civitates Foederatae Americae
Polish:
Avon , Hrabstwo Hartford, Connecticut, Stany Zjednoczone
Swedish:
Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Tatar:
Эйвон , Коннектикут, Америка Кушма Штатлары
Turkish:
Avon, Hartford County, Connecticut, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri
Ukrainian:
Ейвон, Гартфорд, Коннектикут, Сполучені Штати Америки
Urdu:
ایون، کنیکٹیکٹ, ہارٹفورڈ کاؤنٹی، کنیکٹیکٹ, کنیکٹیکٹ, ریاستہائے متحدہ امریکا
Volapük:
Avon , Connecticut, Lamerikän
Welsh:
Avon, Connecticut, Unol Daleithiau America


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17 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: trapezohedral
Colour: maroon
Description: In pegmatites
'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
References:
Fred Schuster collectionIdentification: Visual Identification
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
'Chabazite'
References:
Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
References:
Datolite
Formula: CaB(SiO4)(OH)
References:
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Colour: lime green
Description: Associated with grossular in quartz.
References:
Galena
Formula: PbS
Grossular
Formula: Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
'Heulandite Subgroup'
Formula: (Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
References:
Kyanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Colour: blue-green
Description: Found in alluvium near Secret Lake.
'Limonite'
Habit: cubic
Colour: chocolate brown
Description: Goethite pseudomorphs after pyrite.
References:
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
'Manganese Oxides'
References:
'Manganese Oxides var. Manganese Dendrites'
References:
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
References:
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
References:
Prehnite
Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Habit: botryoidal aggregates
Colour: shades of green
Description: In pockets and in talus, associated with calcite.
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Habit: cubic
Description: Found in the quartz veins, altered to goethite.
References:
Pyromorphite
Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Stubby prismatic "corn cob" habit, or parallel-growth typically with only terminations showing
Colour: Milky, smoky to amethystine.
Description: Crystals to 15 cm
Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Stubby prismatic
References:
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
References:
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Habit: Stubby prismatic, parallel-growth typically with only terminations showing
Colour: smoky
References:
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
References:
'Stilbite Subgroup'
Formula: M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
References:

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Cuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
var. Smoky Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Pyromorphite8.BN.05Pb5(PO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Grossular9.AD.25Ca3Al2(SiO4)3
Kyanite9.AF.15Al2(SiO4)O
Datolite9.AJ.20CaB(SiO4)(OH)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Prehnite9.DP.20Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
'Chabazite'-
'Heulandite Subgroup'-(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
'Limonite'-
'Stilbite Subgroup'-M6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
'Manganese Oxides
var. Manganese Dendrites'
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List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
H DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
H Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
H Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
BBoron
B DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
OOxygen
O Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
O Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O CalciteCaCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O CupriteCu2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
O GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
O HematiteFe2O3
O Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
O KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
O PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
O Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
NaSodium
Na Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
AlAluminium
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Al Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Al KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Al Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
SiSilicon
Si Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Si Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Si GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Si Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Si KyaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si Quartz var. Smoky QuartzSiO2
Si Stilbite SubgroupM6-7[Al8-9Si27-28O72] · nH2O
PPhosphorus
P PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
SSulfur
S GalenaPbS
S PyriteFeS2
ClChlorine
Cl PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl
KPotassium
K Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DatoliteCaB(SiO4)(OH)
Ca GrossularCa3Al2(SiO4)3
Ca Heulandite Subgroup(Na/Ca/K)5-6[Al8-9 Si27-28 O72] · nH2O
Ca PrehniteCa2Al2Si3O10(OH)2
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CuCopper
Cu CupriteCu2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
PbLead
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb PyromorphitePb5(PO4)3Cl

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GeoNames ID:5281747

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