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Hematite from
Hale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Comments:Reference contains only a list with no details.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Hale-Walker prospects, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:96294
Long-form Identifier:1:3:96294:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
0.8km (0.5 miles) ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
4.1km (2.5 miles) ⓘState Forest Quarry No. 1, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (6.9 miles) ⓘForest Ridge Road, Higganum, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘSpinelli prospect (Spinelli quarry), Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
14.2km (8.9 miles) ⓘHawthorne Drive, Berlin, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
15.7km (9.8 miles) ⓘQuartz locality, Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
17.0km (10.6 miles) ⓘState Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut), New Britain, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
17.7km (11.0 miles) ⓘReed's Gap Quarry (New Haven Trap Rock quarry; Tilcon Durham quarry), Durham, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
19.2km (11.9 miles) ⓘThe Woodlands, Newington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
References
Januzzi, Ron E., Seaman, David M. (1976) Mineral Localities of Connecticut and Southeastern New York State and Pegmatite Minerals of the World. The Mineralogical Press, Danbury, Connecticut, USA.
 
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