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Heterosite from
State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA


Classification
Species:Heterosite
Formula:Fe3+(PO4)
Comments:Crusts from the weathering of triphylite.
Habit:encrustations
Colour:dark brownish black
Quality for species:Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Heterosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view State Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:860450
Long-form Identifier:1:3:860450:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Heterosite
45.1km (28.0 miles) ⓘAndrews Quarry (old Hale Quarry; Grandfather Andrews Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
45.3km (28.1 miles) ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
50.5km (31.4 miles) ⓘBlandford mica mines, Blandford, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
51.0km (31.7 miles) ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 2, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
60.8km (37.8 miles) ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
Brunet, William. (1978), Heterosite-Purpurite Locality in Connecticut. Rocks and Minerals: 53(2): 63.
 
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