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Elbaite from
White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Elbaite, etc.

White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite27
- var Cleavelandite20
Quartz25
- var Smoky Quartz4
Lepidolite13
Muscovite5
Schorl3
Beryl3
Zircon2
Cookeite2
Microcline1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (36 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:670404
Long-form Identifier:1:3:670404:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘRiverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.3km (2.7 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.4km (2.7 miles) ⓘSchoonmaker Mine, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
6.2km (3.9 miles) ⓘHalberg Quarries (Eureka Quarry; Cook Quarry; Gem Stone Quarry), East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.2km (4.5 miles) ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
9.7km (6.0 miles) ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
10.0km (6.2 miles) ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
10.1km (6.3 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
10.7km (6.7 miles) ⓘQuarry Hill (Brainerd Quarries; Shailor Quarries), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Foye (1922)
Schairer (1931)
Schooner (1958)
Ryerson (1972)
 
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