Anatase from
Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Anatase | |
| Formula: | TiO2 | |
| Comments: | Tiny micro-crystals <1 mm crudely to perfectly crystalline and appear metallic on the crystal surfaces, broken ones reveal honey-brown, resinous interior. Associated with cubic pyrite and chlorite crystals in spaces between vuggy albite in host schist Alpine-type openings. Schooner (circa 1985) reports: "A micromount of anatase and rutile crystals, associated with adularia, was once collected at the Strickland quarry. Narrow alpine-type veins are encountered in the schist adjoining the pegmatite." | |
| Habit: | crude to perfect elongated bipyramidal | |
| Colour: | metallic to honey-brown | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Very Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Albite | 4 | |
| Pyrite | 2 | |
| Muscovite | 2 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Anatase data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (3 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 96101 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:96101:1 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Anatase | ||
| 39.5km (24.5 miles) | ⓘState Route 8 interchange 34 (formerly 37), Watertown, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 41.0km (25.5 miles) | ⓘReynolds Bridge, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 41.3km (25.6 miles) | ⓘThomaston Dam railroad cut, Thomaston Dam, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 43.6km (27.1 miles) | ⓘRoute 109 roadcut, Thomaston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 47.2km (29.3 miles) | ⓘState Routes 8 and 118 interchange, Harwinton, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 48.6km (30.2 miles) | ⓘSouth Main Street construction site, Torrington, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 57.1km (35.5 miles) | ⓘLord Chamberlain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (7003 Main Street; 7003 State Route 110), Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 61.4km (38.1 miles) | ⓘInterstate 84 road cuts (Route 6A bypass), Newtown, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 62.1km (38.6 miles) | ⓘRockside Quarry, Mine Hill, Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 62.8km (39.0 miles) | ⓘOld Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| References | ||
Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA