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Rutile from
Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Rutile
Formula:TiO2
Comments:Tiny grains in calcite of the Mn pod.
Habit:subhedral elongated prisms
Colour:black
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Rutile data
Locality Data:Click here to view Jail Hill Road locality (Jail Hill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:706197
Long-form Identifier:1:3:706197:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Rutile
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
7.6km (4.7 miles) ⓘSlocum prospect, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘTollgate Quarry (Tollgate Mine; Bidwell Quarry; China-stone Quarry), Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
20.2km (12.6 miles) ⓘHollister prospects, South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘHungry Hill mineral occurrence, Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
41.8km (25.9 miles) ⓘMansfield Hollow Dam, Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘState Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
48.8km (30.3 miles) ⓘBecker Quarry, Willington, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
51.3km (31.9 miles) ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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