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Muscovite from
Quarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Muscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Colour:silvery
Quality for species:Rock forming mineral/non-crystalline/little interest for collectors.(##)
Abundance at site:Very common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Fluorapatite2
Elbaite2
Quartz1
- var Smoky Quartz1
Almandine1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Muscovite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Quarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:665430
Long-form Identifier:1:3:665430:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Muscovite
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.0km (0.6 miles) ⓘConnecticut Yankee atomic power plant, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘTidewater feldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘArnold Granite Quarry (General Brainerd Quarry; Great Hill Quarry; Hazelton Quarry; Haddam Quarry; Brookes Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘKnudsen prospects, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘJail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘKelsey prospect (Parmalee farm), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘFeldspar quarry, Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.5km (1.6 miles) ⓘMt. Tom prospects, Moodus, East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
2.6km (1.6 miles) ⓘRock Landing Quarry (Capt. Rohrback Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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