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Barrack Mountain, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USAi
Regional Level Types
Barrack MountainMountain
Falls VillageVillage
CanaanTown
Litchfield CountyCounty
ConnecticutState
USACountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 56' 16'' North , 73° 19' 48'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Falls Village538 (2017)3.4km
Lakeville928 (2017)9.6km
Canaan1,212 (2017)9.9km
Norfolk553 (2017)12.3km
Sharon729 (2017)13.8km
Nearest Clubs:
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ClubLocationDistance
Bristol Gem & Mineral ClubBristol, Connecticut43km
Mindat Locality ID:
304879
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:304879:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


A large hill in southwestern Canaan, south of Falls Village center, underlain by approximately 1 billion-year-old gneiss, Neoproterozoic Dalton Formation, and pegmatites. Mineral collecting in an unspecified pegmatite revealed the minerals listed here. Coordinates are for the summit of the hill, not the pegmatite.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


9 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
Colour: white
Almandine
Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Habit: trapezohedral
Colour: maroon
Description: Subhedral crystals to 5 mm.
Beryl
Formula: Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Habit: elongated prismatic
Colour: honey yellow
Description: Subhedral crystals to 3 cm, smaller ones with very gemmy interiors.
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'
Colour: black
Description: very small crystals
Fluorapatite
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3F
Fluorescence: Yellow under SW UV
Description: Small grains seen mostly via yellow fluorescence.
Microcline
Formula: K(AlSi3O8)
Colour: white
Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Colour: smoky gray
Schorl
Formula: NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Colour: black
Description: Subhedral crystals to a few cms.
Zircon
Formula: Zr(SiO4)
Colour: brown
Description: Microcrystals

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Fluorapatite8.BN.05Ca5(PO4)3F
Group 9 - Silicates
Almandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
Zircon9.AD.30Zr(SiO4)
Beryl9.CJ.05Be3Al2(Si6O18)
Schorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Microcline9.FA.30K(AlSi3O8)
Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BeBeryllium
Be BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
BBoron
B SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
OOxygen
O AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
O AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
O BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
O FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
O MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
O MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O QuartzSiO2
O SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
O ZirconZr(SiO4)
O Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FFluorine
F FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
NaSodium
Na AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Na SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
AlAluminium
Al AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Al AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Al BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Al MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Al MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Si AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Si AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Si BerylBe3Al2(Si6O18)
Si MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
Si MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Si ZirconZr(SiO4)
PPhosphorus
P FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
KPotassium
K MicroclineK(AlSi3O8)
K MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca FluorapatiteCa5(PO4)3F
MnManganese
Mn Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
FeIron
Fe AlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
Fe SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Fe Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
ZrZirconium
Zr ZirconZr(SiO4)
NbNiobium
Nb Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

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GeoNames ID:5281945

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