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Brazilianite from
Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Brazilianite
Formula:NaAl3(PO4)2(OH)4
Comments:Schooner (circa 1985) says: "A few masses of Strickland quarry natromontebrasite, from the pollucite zone in the middle eastern wall, halfway down, are composed of intergrown metasomatic or hydrothermal alterations. Pink brazilianite, containing a trace of Mn (analysis by the USGS), is associated with augelite, lacroixite, and hydroxylapatite. This mineral was collected by Charles Thomas, and studied by Mary E. Mrose. Ronald E. Januzzi had earlier collected material, on the old dumps, in which the brazilianite occurs as confused white aggregates, with hydroxylapatite and possibly morinite." Natromontebrasite was discredited in 2007, being a mixture of montebrasite, lacroixite, and wardite.
Colour:pink
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Brazilianite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:101062
Long-form Identifier:1:3:101062:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Brazilianite
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Schooner, Richard. (circa 1985), Untitled manuscript on central Connecticut mineralogy.
Handbook of Mineralogy (http://www.handbookofmineralogy.org/pdfs/lacroixite.pdf)
 
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