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Hematite from
Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Schooner (1955) reports it "as rouge-like coatings on mica schist, is abundant in the cut which is located above the main part of the Strickland Quarry".
Habit:encrustation
Colour:red
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:
Pyrite2
Quartz2
Albite2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96206
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96206:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘHale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 1, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSpinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
12.0km (7.5 miles) ⓘForest Ridge Road, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
13.0km (8.1 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
14.0km (8.7 miles) ⓘHawthorne Drive, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘQuartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
16.4km (10.2 miles) ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
18.1km (11.2 miles) ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
18.4km (11.5 miles) ⓘThe Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Schooner, Richard (1955) 90 Minerals from 1 Connecticut Hill. Rocks & Minerals, 30 (7-8). 351-358 doi:10.1080/00357529.1955.11767837
 
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