Spodumene from
U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Road Cutting | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Spodumene | |
| Formula: | LiAlSi2O6 | |
| Formation: | Primary | |
| Comments: | "Spodumene is found in Brookfield, a few rods north of Tomlinson's tavern. It enters in small quantity, into the composition of a feldspathic granite (389) in the form of small nearly transparent, grayish or greenish white individuals, which are with difficulty distinguishable from feldspar." Shepard (1837). "My recent work in the area did turn up this specimen of spodumene found in the Iron Works District of Brookfield. It appears that granitic magma was intruded into the Inwood marble, with attendant pegmatite development, in certain areas, along the Housatonic Valley this would account for spodumene being listed in these early reports. The author has collected a number of interesting and unusual species in these pegmatites. Shepard reported his spodumene as being a few rods north of the old historic Tomlinson’s Tavern site in the Iron Works District." Januzzi (1994). Reference includes two photos. As subhedral "woody" crystals in pegmatite matrix. | |
| Habit: | flat, subhedral prisms | |
| Colour: | white to pale gray | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Quartz | 2 | |
| Eucryptite | 2 | |
| Microcline | 2 | |
| Fluorapatite | 2 | |
| Vivianite | 1 | |
| Metaswitzerite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Spodumene data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 656992 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:656992:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Spodumene | ||
| 20.2km (12.5 miles) | ⓘCasey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 20.7km (12.9 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 67.2km (41.7 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 68.7km (42.7 miles) | ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 68.7km (42.7 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 69.1km (42.9 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 73.8km (45.9 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 90.9km (56.5 miles) | ⓘBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA | |
| References | ||
U. S. Route 7 Expressway, Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA