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Elbaite from
Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Habit:unterminated, elongated prisms
Colour:pink; rarely green, blue or watermelon
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite22
- var Cleavelandite22
Quartz14
Lepidolite13
Beryl5
Pollucite5
Halloysite2
Muscovite2
Spodumene2
Opal1
- var Opal-AN1
Microcline1
Montebrasite1
Microlite Group1
Columbite-(Fe)1
Zircon1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (20 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:37386
Long-form Identifier:1:3:37386:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
2.4km (1.5 miles) ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.8km (1.7 miles) ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.0km (1.8 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
6.8km (4.2 miles) ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘHalberg Quarries (Eureka Quarry; Cook Quarry; Gem Stone Quarry), East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
12.9km (8.0 miles) ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:443-449
Rocks & Minerals (1970) 45:595-600
 
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