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Tourmaline from
Captain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Schorl, etc.

Captain Cook's Quarry, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Captain Cook's Quarry, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Schorl, etc.

Captain Cook's Quarry, Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Tourmaline' (not an IMA approved species)
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Tourmaline data
Locality Data:Click here to view Captain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:725543
Long-form Identifier:1:3:725543:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Tourmaline
9.1km (5.7 miles) ⓘOld Quarry Nature Center, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
10.7km (6.6 miles) ⓘOld Mine Plaza construction site, Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.1km (6.9 miles) ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.5km (7.1 miles) ⓘDanburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.3km (7.6 miles) ⓘU. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘNorth Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
13.1km (8.1 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘCasey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘGreen's Farm locality (Roxbury garnet mine; Roxbury Falls garnet mine; Garnet Hill), Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Ryerson, Kathleen, H. (1976): Rock Hound's Guide to Connecticut. Pequot Press.
 
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