Hureaulite from
Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Hureaulite | |
| Formula: | Mn52+(PO3OH)2(PO4)2 · 4H2O | |
| Comments: | massive, earthy to vitreous, translucent, etched, cellular alteration of lithiophilite, with white hydroxylapatite and sicklerite. Confirmed again in 2014 using Raman spectroscopy, by Paul Bartholomew, U. New Haven. | |
| Habit: | massive, etched | |
| Colour: | red-brown, orange-red to pink | |
| Quality for species: | Poor for species, only of interest for locality collectors. (#) | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Believed Valid | |
| Associated Minerals: | ||
| Associates: | Dickinsonite-(KMnNa) Lithiophilite | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Hydroxylapatite | 6 | |
| Groutite | 4 | |
| Fairfieldite | 3 | |
| Albite | 1 | |
| - var Cleavelandite | 1 | |
| Elbaite | 1 | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hureaulite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (4 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 96220 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:96220:5 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hureaulite | ||
| 10.2km (6.4 miles) | ⓘAnderson No. 1 Mica Mine, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry, Branchville, Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| References | ||
Strickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA