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Meta-autunite from
Woodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Meta-autunite
Formula:Ca(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 6H2O
Comments:Alteration of uraninite, found with other uranium-rich secondary minerals as encrustations in fractures.
Habit:encrustations
Colour:pale yellow
Luminescent properties:green
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Metatorbernite3
Albite3
Quartz3
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Meta-autunite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Woodbury pegmatite quarry (Judson Quarry), Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:838231
Long-form Identifier:1:3:838231:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Meta-autunite
11.6km (7.2 miles) Morris Dam Quarry (East Morris Dam), Morris, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
11.7km (7.3 miles) State Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.0km (13.1 miles) Roebling Quarry, Upper Merryall, New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
21.3km (13.3 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
27.8km (17.3 miles) Biermann Quarries (Bethel quarries; Codfish Hill Quarry), Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
39.8km (24.7 miles) Fillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
41.0km (25.5 miles) Casey Quarry (Ridgefield pegmatite), Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
50.0km (31.1 miles) Riverside Quarry (Western Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
50.3km (31.3 miles) White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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