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Spessartine from
Civilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Spessartine
Formula:Mn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Comments:XRF analyses of other pegmatitic garnets from the district indicate they are mostly almandine, with some spessartine component but not enough to change the species. Garnets from this locality have not been tested.
Colour:red
Confirmation
Validity:Erroneously Reported
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Spessartine data
Locality Data:Click here to view Civilian Conservation Corps prospect (CCC prospect; Cook columbite prospect), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:559292
Long-form Identifier:1:3:559292:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Spessartine
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘHewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘChrysoberyl locality, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
6.6km (4.1 miles) ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
9.1km (5.6 miles) ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
9.8km (6.1 miles) ⓘDripps Road, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.3km (9.5 miles) ⓘNathan Hall Quarry, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.5km (9.6 miles) ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 1, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
www.lmscc.org (2003) http://www.lmscc.org/CCCQuarry.htm
 
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