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Metatorbernite from
Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
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Metatorbernite, etc.

Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Metatorbernite
Formula:Cu(UO2)2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Comments:Coating of mm-scale micro-crystals on one face of a 5-6 cm fragment of pegmatite from the dump.
Habit:tabular
Colour:emerald green
Abundance at site:Very Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Albite14
Quartz9
- var Smoky Quartz1
Microcline6
Fluorapatite3
Schorl2
Lepidolite2
Meta-autunite2
Uraninite2
Microlite Group1
Muscovite1
Bertrandite1
Mica Group1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Metatorbernite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (12 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:932012
Long-form Identifier:1:3:932012:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Metatorbernite
1.5km (0.9 miles) ⓘState Route 9 Interchange 13 - Beaver Meadow Road, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
8.7km (5.4 miles) ⓘWorth and Selden Quarries (Victoria Quarry), East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
15.9km (9.9 miles) ⓘNathan Hall Quarry, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘCase Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘCase Quarry No. 3, Case Quarries, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
20.9km (13.0 miles) ⓘHale Quarry (Andrews Quarry; Glastonbury Quarry), Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
22.0km (13.7 miles) ⓘSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘHowe Quarry (Howe #1 Quarry; Huspband Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Moritz, Harold (n.d.) Personal Communication.
 
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