Locality type: Quarry Classification Species: Muscovite var: Schernikite Formula: KAl2 (AlSi3 O10 )(OH)2 Comments: Usually as parallel-fiber overgrowths on muscovite. Habit: parallel-growth fibers with rhombic cross-sections Colour: pastel lavender Quality for species: Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) Abundance at site: Rare Confirmation Validity: Confirmed Confirmation Methods: Visually Identified Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: Muscovite 4 Albite 3 - var Cleavelandite 3 Quartz 2 Data Mineral Data: Click here to view Schernikite data Locality Data: Click here to view White Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA Photo Gallery View Gallery (2 photos) Data Identifiers Mindat Occurrence Record ID: 954459 Long-form Identifier: 1:3:954459:8 GUID (UUID V4 ): 0 Nearest other occurrences of Schernikite
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White Rocks Quarry, White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA