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Spessartine from
Captain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Captain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:381833
Long-form Identifier:1:3:381833:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
1.7km (1.1 miles) ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
63.6km (39.5 miles) ⓘDripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
67.0km (41.7 miles) ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
67.1km (41.7 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
68.0km (42.2 miles) ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
68.3km (42.4 miles) ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
68.4km (42.5 miles) ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
68.6km (42.6 miles) ⓘPelton's Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
68.9km (42.8 miles) ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Earle C. Sullivan Collection specimen #20-11-P
 
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