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Stilpnomelane from
Notch Quarry (Lane Quarry; Amherst Quarry; Round Mountain Quarry), Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Stilpnomelane
Formula:K4Fe482+[Si64Al8]O164(OH)52 · nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Galena1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Stilpnomelane data
Locality Data:Click here to view Notch Quarry (Lane Quarry; Amherst Quarry; Round Mountain Quarry), Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:747948
Long-form Identifier:1:3:747948:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Stilpnomelane
24.4km (15.2 miles) ⓘLane & Son traprock quarries (Lane's Quarry), Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘState Route 20 road cut, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
44.2km (27.5 miles) ⓘRoncari Quarry, East Granby, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
48.5km (30.2 miles) ⓘState Route 189 road cut, Tariffville Gorge, Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
56.4km (35.1 miles) ⓘTalcott Mountain (King Phillip's Cave), Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
80.8km (50.2 miles) ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
94.3km (58.6 miles) ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
References
Shannon, Earl V. (1920) Diabantite, stilpnomelane, and chalcodite of the trap quarries of Westfield, Massachusetts. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 57 (2316). 397-403 doi:10.5479/si.00963801.2316.397p.401
 
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