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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series from
Woodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series, etc.

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series, etc.

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series, etc.

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
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Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series

Woodbury pegmatite quarry, Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series' (not an IMA approved species)
Comments:Subhedral crystals to 3 cm.
Habit:prismatic
Colour:black
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Microcline2
Quartz1
Monazite-(Ce)1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series data
Locality Data:Click here to view Woodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (7 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:733656
Long-form Identifier:1:3:733656:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series
11.6km (7.2 miles) ⓘMorris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
14.6km (9.0 miles) ⓘCurtis Quarry, Southford, Southbury, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
23.9km (14.8 miles) ⓘEast Village pegmatite prospect, Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
24.2km (15.0 miles) ⓘAgstone Company Limestone Quarry, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
27.3km (17.0 miles) ⓘCaptain Cook's Quarry (Purdy Station Quarry), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) ⓘBiermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) ⓘCasey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
41.3km (25.6 miles) ⓘBarrack Mountain, Falls Village, Canaan, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
46.1km (28.6 miles) ⓘMica Hills pegmatites and prospects, Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
Elwell, Wilbur. (1937): Some Old Localities in Connecticut. Rocks and Minerals: 12(9): 270-1.
 
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