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Muscovite from
Brack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz2
Elbaite1
Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series1
Albite1
Lepidolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Brack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:560692
Long-form Identifier:1:3:560692:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
4.7km (2.9 miles) ⓘSpinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
4.9km (3.0 miles) ⓘEast Glastonbury Quarry (Curtis Quarry), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.2km (3.3 miles) ⓘBlumenthal prospect, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
5.6km (3.4 miles) ⓘPaxton Way, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.1km (3.8 miles) ⓘChamberlain Lane, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘCase Quarry No. 3, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘCase Prospect No. 4, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCase Quarry No. 2, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCase Quarry No. 1, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
6.4km (4.0 miles) ⓘCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
King, Van (n.d.) Personal communcation.
 
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